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Jokhar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jokhar is a medium size village located in Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 84 families residing. The Jokhar village has population of 461 of which 243 are males while 218 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jokhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 43 which makes up 9.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jokhar village is 897 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jokhar as per census is 1048, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jokhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jokhar village was 73.44 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jokhar Male literacy stands at 79.73 % while female literacy rate was 66.33 %.

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

Jokhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 84 - -
Population 461 243 218
Child (0-6) 43 21 22
Schedule Caste 120 63 57
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.44 % 79.73 % 66.33 %
Total Workers 324 167 157
Main Worker 141 - -
Marginal Worker 183 49 134

Caste Factor

Jokhar village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.03 % of total population in Jokhar village. The village Jokhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jokhar village out of total population, 324 were engaged in work activities. 43.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 324 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.