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Shanu Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Shanu is a medium size village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 233 families residing. The Shanu village has population of 1738 of which 920 are males while 818 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shanu village population of children with age 0-6 is 329 which makes up 18.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shanu village is 889 which is equal than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shanu as per census is 828, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shanu village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shanu village was 70.97 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shanu Male literacy stands at 82.97 % while female literacy rate was 57.70 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shanu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shanu village.

Shanu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 233 - -
Population 1,738 920 818
Child (0-6) 329 180 149
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.97 % 82.97 % 57.70 %
Total Workers 395 361 34
Main Worker 244 - -
Marginal Worker 151 129 22

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Shanu village of Kupwara district.

Work Profile

In Shanu village out of total population, 395 were engaged in work activities. 61.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 395 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.