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Jhaj Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Jhaj is a medium size village located in Garhshankar Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 61 families residing. The Jhaj village has population of 281 of which 148 are males while 133 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhaj village population of children with age 0-6 is 38 which makes up 13.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhaj village is 899 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhaj as per census is 900, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Jhaj village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhaj village was 85.19 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Jhaj Male literacy stands at 89.06 % while female literacy rate was 80.87 %.

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

Jhaj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 61 - -
Population 281 148 133
Child (0-6) 38 20 18
Schedule Caste 58 33 25
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.19 % 89.06 % 80.87 %
Total Workers 93 82 11
Main Worker 92 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.64 % of total population in Jhaj village. The village Jhaj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhaj village out of total population, 93 were engaged in work activities. 98.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 93 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.