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Jhita Kalan Population - Amritsar, Punjab

Jhita Kalan is a large village located in Amritsar- II Tehsil of Amritsar district, Punjab with total 723 families residing. The Jhita Kalan village has population of 3991 of which 2098 are males while 1893 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhita Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 507 which makes up 12.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhita Kalan village is 902 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhita Kalan as per census is 864, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Jhita Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhita Kalan village was 66.33 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Jhita Kalan Male literacy stands at 69.88 % while female literacy rate was 62.42 %.

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

Jhita Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 723 - -
Population 3,991 2,098 1,893
Child (0-6) 507 272 235
Schedule Caste 1,334 700 634
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.33 % 69.88 % 62.42 %
Total Workers 1,431 1,191 240
Main Worker 1,291 - -
Marginal Worker 140 63 77

Caste Factor

Jhita Kalan village of Amritsar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.43 % of total population in Jhita Kalan village. The village Jhita Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhita Kalan village out of total population, 1431 were engaged in work activities. 90.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1431 workers engaged in Main Work, 361 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 279 were Agricultural labourer.