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Jhaj Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Jhaj is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 119 families residing. The Jhaj village has population of 635 of which 310 are males while 325 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhaj village population of children with age 0-6 is 108 which makes up 17.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhaj village is 1048 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhaj as per census is 1204, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jhaj village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhaj village was 55.79 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jhaj Male literacy stands at 67.43 % while female literacy rate was 44.36 %.

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 119 - -
Population 635 310 325
Child (0-6) 108 49 59
Schedule Caste 224 104 120
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1
Literacy 55.79 % 67.43 % 44.36 %
Total Workers 259 150 109
Main Worker 114 - -
Marginal Worker 145 53 92

Caste Factor

In Jhaj village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.28 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.47 % of total population in Jhaj village.

Work Profile

In Jhaj village out of total population, 259 were engaged in work activities. 44.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 259 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.