Jerdah Population, Caste, Working Data Samba, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Jerdah is a village situated in Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 146 families residing in the village Jerdah. The total population of Jerdah is 668 out of which 346 are males and 322 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jerdah is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jerdah village is 95 which is 14% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jerdah is 583 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Jerdah village.

Population
668
Families
146
Literacy
88.83%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jerdah is 88.8%. Thus Jerdah village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Samba district. The male literacy rate is 93.71% and the female literacy rate is 83.97% in Jerdah village.

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

Jerdah Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 95 60 35
Literacy 88.83% 93.71% 83.97%
Scheduled Caste 68 37 31
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 159 78 81

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jerdah village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jerdah village out of total population, 166 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 166 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 164 162 2
Cultivators 102 102 0
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 60 59 1
Marginal Workers 2 1 1
Non Working 502 183 319

Nearby Villages to Jerdah,

Below are the list of villages near Jerdah village in Samba.

Village Population
Chak Sajnu 28
Chak Devli 8
Chak Jawahir 331
Pharri 281
Rakh Abtal 1,129
Chhni Fatwal 1,707
Maharaj Pur 415
Chak Jasu 125
Jarhabtal 607
Mahal Shahan 730

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