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Jahu Kalan Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Jahu Kalan is a medium size village located in Bhoranj Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 316 families residing. The Jahu Kalan village has population of 1344 of which 652 are males while 692 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jahu Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 129 which makes up 9.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jahu Kalan village is 1061 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jahu Kalan as per census is 1048, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jahu Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jahu Kalan village was 81.73 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jahu Kalan Male literacy stands at 87.78 % while female literacy rate was 76.04 %.

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

Jahu Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 316 - -
Population 1,344 652 692
Child (0-6) 129 63 66
Schedule Caste 504 238 266
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.73 % 87.78 % 76.04 %
Total Workers 429 305 124
Main Worker 292 - -
Marginal Worker 137 100 37

Caste Factor

In Jahu Kalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.50 % of total population in Jahu Kalan village. The village Jahu Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jahu Kalan village out of total population, 429 were engaged in work activities. 68.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 429 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.