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Gahend Population - Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir

Gahend is a medium size village located in Shopian Tehsil of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 81 families residing. The Gahend village has population of 613 of which 296 are males while 317 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahend village population of children with age 0-6 is 95 which makes up 15.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahend village is 1071 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahend as per census is 863, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gahend village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahend village was 67.95 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gahend Male literacy stands at 77.14 % while female literacy rate was 59.71 %.

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

Gahend Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 81 - -
Population 613 296 317
Child (0-6) 95 51 44
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.95 % 77.14 % 59.71 %
Total Workers 224 142 82
Main Worker 106 - -
Marginal Worker 118 41 77

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Gahend village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 47.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.