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Jharer Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Jharer is a medium size village located in Shahpur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 235 families residing. The Jharer village has population of 942 of which 432 are males while 510 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharer village population of children with age 0-6 is 113 which makes up 12.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharer village is 1181 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharer as per census is 852, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jharer village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharer village was 87.09 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jharer Male literacy stands at 97.04 % while female literacy rate was 79.04 %.

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

Jharer Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 235 - -
Population 942 432 510
Child (0-6) 113 61 52
Schedule Caste 64 27 37
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.09 % 97.04 % 79.04 %
Total Workers 497 237 260
Main Worker 187 - -
Marginal Worker 310 85 225

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.79 % of total population in Jharer village. The village Jharer currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jharer village out of total population, 497 were engaged in work activities. 37.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 497 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.