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Nichian Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Nichian is a large village located in Karnah Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 378 families residing. The Nichian village has population of 3050 of which 2131 are males while 919 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nichian village population of children with age 0-6 is 404 which makes up 13.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nichian village is 431 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Nichian as per census is 906, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Nichian village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Nichian village was 76.68 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Nichian Male literacy stands at 88.17 % while female literacy rate was 46.35 %.

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

Nichian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 378 - -
Population 3,050 2,131 919
Child (0-6) 404 212 192
Schedule Caste 3 3 0
Schedule Tribe 1,701 889 812
Literacy 76.68 % 88.17 % 46.35 %
Total Workers 1,564 1,527 37
Main Worker 1,283 - -
Marginal Worker 281 272 9

Caste Factor

In Nichian village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 55.77 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.10 % of total population in Nichian village.

Work Profile

In Nichian village out of total population, 1564 were engaged in work activities. 82.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1564 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.