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Akhal Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Akhal is a medium size village located in Kulgam Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 342 families residing. The Akhal village has population of 1904 of which 986 are males while 918 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Akhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 305 which makes up 16.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Akhal village is 931 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Akhal as per census is 794, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Akhal village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Akhal village was 57.29 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Akhal Male literacy stands at 65.69 % while female literacy rate was 48.53 %.

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

Akhal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 342 - -
Population 1,904 986 918
Child (0-6) 305 170 135
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 202 105 97
Literacy 57.29 % 65.69 % 48.53 %
Total Workers 456 413 43
Main Worker 408 - -
Marginal Worker 48 34 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 10.61 % of total population in Akhal village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Akhal village of Kulgam.

Work Profile

In Akhal village out of total population, 456 were engaged in work activities. 89.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 456 workers engaged in Main Work, 261 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.