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Jao Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jao is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 98 families residing. The Jao village has population of 554 of which 284 are males while 270 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jao village population of children with age 0-6 is 81 which makes up 14.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jao village is 951 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jao as per census is 1314, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jao village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jao village was 82.66 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jao Male literacy stands at 92.37 % while female literacy rate was 71.88 %.

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

Jao Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 98 - -
Population 554 284 270
Child (0-6) 81 35 46
Schedule Caste 208 112 96
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.66 % 92.37 % 71.88 %
Total Workers 321 172 149
Main Worker 271 - -
Marginal Worker 50 12 38

Caste Factor

In Jao village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.55 % of total population in Jao village. The village Jao currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jao village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 84.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 222 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.