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Jahoo Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jahoo is a medium size village located in Nankhari Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 232 families residing. The Jahoo village has population of 958 of which 495 are males while 463 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jahoo village population of children with age 0-6 is 82 which makes up 8.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jahoo village is 935 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jahoo as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jahoo village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jahoo village was 85.96 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jahoo Male literacy stands at 91.41 % while female literacy rate was 80.09 %.

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

Jahoo Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 232 - -
Population 958 495 463
Child (0-6) 82 41 41
Schedule Caste 379 199 180
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.96 % 91.41 % 80.09 %
Total Workers 583 333 250
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 460 226 234

Caste Factor

In Jahoo village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.56 % of total population in Jahoo village. The village Jahoo currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jahoo village out of total population, 583 were engaged in work activities. 21.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 583 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.