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Porajat Gagangir Population - Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir

Porajat Gagangir is a large village located in Kangan Tehsil of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 429 families residing. The Porajat Gagangir village has population of 2755 of which 1415 are males while 1340 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Porajat Gagangir village population of children with age 0-6 is 722 which makes up 26.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Porajat Gagangir village is 947 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Porajat Gagangir as per census is 957, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Porajat Gagangir village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Porajat Gagangir village was 42.89 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Porajat Gagangir Male literacy stands at 53.73 % while female literacy rate was 31.41 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Porajat Gagangir 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 Porajat Gagangir village.

Porajat Gagangir Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 429 - -
Population 2,755 1,415 1,340
Child (0-6) 722 369 353
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,303 680 623
Literacy 42.89 % 53.73 % 31.41 %
Total Workers 912 582 330
Main Worker 289 - -
Marginal Worker 623 303 320

Caste Factor

In Porajat Gagangir village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 47.30 % of total population in Porajat Gagangir village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Porajat Gagangir village of Ganderbal.

Work Profile

In Porajat Gagangir village out of total population, 912 were engaged in work activities. 31.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 912 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.