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Jaru Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jaru is a small village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 25 families residing. The Jaru village has population of 133 of which 64 are males while 69 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jaru village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 15.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jaru village is 1078 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jaru as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jaru village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jaru village was 87.61 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jaru Male literacy stands at 92.59 % while female literacy rate was 83.05 %.

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

Jaru Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 25 - -
Population 133 64 69
Child (0-6) 20 10 10
Schedule Caste 17 8 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.61 % 92.59 % 83.05 %
Total Workers 95 45 50
Main Worker 45 - -
Marginal Worker 50 2 48

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.78 % of total population in Jaru village. The village Jaru currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jaru village out of total population, 95 were engaged in work activities. 47.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 95 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.