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Zalwah Population - Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Zalwah is a medium size village located in Chadoora Tehsil of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 137 families residing. The Zalwah village has population of 960 of which 494 are males while 466 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Zalwah village population of children with age 0-6 is 174 which makes up 18.13 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Zalwah village is 943 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Zalwah as per census is 758, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Zalwah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Zalwah village was 49.36 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Zalwah Male literacy stands at 57.47 % while female literacy rate was 41.18 %.

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

Zalwah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 137 - -
Population 960 494 466
Child (0-6) 174 99 75
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 49.36 % 57.47 % 41.18 %
Total Workers 234 218 16
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 111 103 8

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Zalwah village out of total population, 234 were engaged in work activities. 52.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 234 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.