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Jiyoti Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Jiyoti is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 147 families residing. The Jiyoti village has population of 817 of which 394 are males while 423 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jiyoti village population of children with age 0-6 is 130 which makes up 15.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jiyoti village is 1074 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jiyoti as per census is 1167, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jiyoti village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jiyoti village was 66.81 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jiyoti Male literacy stands at 76.35 % while female literacy rate was 57.79 %.

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

Jiyoti Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 147 - -
Population 817 394 423
Child (0-6) 130 60 70
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 365 183 182
Literacy 66.81 % 76.35 % 57.79 %
Total Workers 503 227 276
Main Worker 240 - -
Marginal Worker 263 7 256

Caste Factor

In Jiyoti village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 44.68 % of total population in Jiyoti village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jiyoti village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Jiyoti village out of total population, 503 were engaged in work activities. 47.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 503 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.