Jalakh Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Jalakh is a village situated in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 92 families residing in the village Jalakh. The total population of Jalakh is 414 out of which 208 are males and 206 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalakh is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalakh village is 33 which is 8% of the total population. There are 18 male children and 15 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalakh is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Jalakh village.

Population
414
Families
92
Literacy
82.94%
Sex Ratio
990

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalakh is 82.9%. Thus Jalakh village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 90.53% and the female literacy rate is 75.39% in Jalakh village.

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

Jalakh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 33 18 15
Literacy 82.94% 90.53% 75.39%
Scheduled Caste 3 1 2
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 98 36 62

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Jalakh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jalakh village out of total population, 103 were engaged in work activities. 61.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63 52 11
Cultivators 12 11 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 44 36 8
Marginal Workers 40 33 7
Non Working 311 123 188

Nearby Villages to Jalakh,

Below are the list of villages near Jalakh village in Palampur.

Village Population
Gadiara 646
Sai 185
Droh Khas 683
Naura 412
Har Droh 85
Jamula 283
Baskehr 536
Chander 292
Duhaki 208
Talinu 311

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