Jhaj Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Jhaj is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 61 families residing in the village Jhaj. The total population of Jhaj is 281 out of which 148 are males and 133 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhaj is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhaj village is 38 which is 14% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhaj is 900 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Jhaj village.

Population
281
Families
61
Literacy
85.19%
Sex Ratio
899

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhaj is 85.2%. Thus Jhaj village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.06% and the female literacy rate is 80.87% in Jhaj village.

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

Jhaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 38 20 18
Literacy 85.19% 89.06% 80.87%
Scheduled Caste 58 33 25
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 74 34 40

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jhaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhaj village out of total population, 93 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 93 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 92 82 10
Cultivators 42 39 3
Agriculture Labourer 11 11 0
Other Workers 39 32 7
Marginal Workers 1 0 1
Non Working 188 66 122

Nearby Villages to Jhaj,

Below are the list of villages near Jhaj village in Garhshankar.

Village Population
Behbalpur 1,216
Khushalpur 421
Thinde 1,240
Khararawal Bassi 1,856
Kot Fatuhi 3,454
Kalewal 292
Kotla 367
Achharwal 982
Mananhana 1,641
Hakumatpur 1,280

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