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

Jherag is a village situated in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 105 families residing in the village Jherag. The total population of Jherag is 569 out of which 298 are males and 271 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jherag is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jherag village is 53 which is 9% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jherag is 1,120 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Jherag village.

Population
569
Families
105
Literacy
81.4%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jherag is 81.4%. Thus Jherag village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Shimla district. The male literacy rate is 89.38% and the female literacy rate is 72.43% in Jherag village.

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

Jherag Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 53 25 28
Literacy 81.4% 89.38% 72.43%
Scheduled Caste 236 123 113
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 149 54 95

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jherag village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jherag village out of total population, 158 were engaged in work activities. 30.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 158 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 48 41 7
Cultivators 7 6 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 40 34 6
Marginal Workers 110 81 29
Non Working 411 176 235

Nearby Villages to Jherag,

Below are the list of villages near Jherag village in Jubbal.

Village Population
D.P.F.18 B Jharag 6
Indraban 376
Patsari 277
Chewri 365
Matasa 444
Dharmara 91
Sari 642
Thali 188
Nakrari 101
Banata 284

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