Jakha Population, Caste, Working Data Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Jakha is a village situated in Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 142 families residing in the village Jakha. The total population of Jakha is 698 out of which 367 are males and 331 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jakha is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jakha village is 84 which is 12% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jakha is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Jakha village.

Population
698
Families
142
Literacy
67.59%
Sex Ratio
902

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jakha is 67.6%. Thus Jakha village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Shimla district. The male literacy rate is 78.53% and the female literacy rate is 55.21% in Jakha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jakha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jakha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jakha village.

Total Male Female
Children 84 41 43
Literacy 67.59% 78.53% 55.21%
Scheduled Caste 29 17 12
Scheduled Tribe 6 0 6
Illiterate 283 111 172

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Jakha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jakha village out of total population, 408 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 408 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 341 181 160
Cultivators 256 114 142
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 78 61 17
Marginal Workers 67 39 28
Non Working 290 147 143

Nearby Villages to Jakha,

Below are the list of villages near Jakha village in Dodra Kwar.

Village Population
Jiskun 939
Pandar 179
D.P.F. Chanaun 14
Kiterwari 1,804
Dhandarwari 1,383
Asandha 82
Chanshal Dhar 68
Dodra Awal 944
Dodra Doam 261

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