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Jhatwari Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jhatwari is a medium size village located in Chirgaon Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 127 families residing. The Jhatwari village has population of 629 of which 324 are males while 305 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhatwari village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 10.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhatwari village is 941 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhatwari as per census is 659, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jhatwari village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhatwari village was 78.07 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jhatwari Male literacy stands at 87.28 % while female literacy rate was 68.71 %.

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

Jhatwari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 127 - -
Population 629 324 305
Child (0-6) 68 41 27
Schedule Caste 219 114 105
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.07 % 87.28 % 68.71 %
Total Workers 388 189 199
Main Worker 329 - -
Marginal Worker 59 5 54

Caste Factor

Jhatwari village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.82 % of total population in Jhatwari village. The village Jhatwari currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhatwari village out of total population, 388 were engaged in work activities. 84.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 388 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.