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Jhaklehr Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Jhaklehr is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 250 families residing. The Jhaklehr village has population of 970 of which 473 are males while 497 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhaklehr village population of children with age 0-6 is 119 which makes up 12.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhaklehr village is 1051 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhaklehr as per census is 889, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jhaklehr village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhaklehr village was 90.01 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jhaklehr Male literacy stands at 95.61 % while female literacy rate was 84.81 %.

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

Jhaklehr Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 250 - -
Population 970 473 497
Child (0-6) 119 63 56
Schedule Caste 399 199 200
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.01 % 95.61 % 84.81 %
Total Workers 321 227 94
Main Worker 189 - -
Marginal Worker 132 64 68

Caste Factor

In Jhaklehr village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.13 % of total population in Jhaklehr village. The village Jhaklehr currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhaklehr village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 58.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.