Josha Population, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Josha is a village situated in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 205 families residing in the village Josha. The total population of Josha is 957 out of which 499 are males and 458 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Josha is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Josha village is 145 which is 15% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Josha is 667 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Josha village.

Population
957
Families
205
Literacy
71.92%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Josha is 71.9%. Thus Josha village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 86.17% and the female literacy rate is 57.25% in Josha village.

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

Josha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 145 87 58
Literacy 71.92% 86.17% 57.25%
Scheduled Caste 462 251 211
Scheduled Tribe 139 68 71
Illiterate 373 144 229

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.5% of total population in Josha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Josha village out of total population, 381 were engaged in work activities. 68.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 381 workers engaged in Main Work, 184 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 262 162 100
Cultivators 184 96 88
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 46 40 6
Other Workers 31 25 6
Marginal Workers 119 63 56
Non Working 576 274 302

Nearby Villages to Josha,

Below are the list of villages near Josha village in Munsiari.

Village Population
Kanalka 42
Namik 476
Kotal Gaon 303
Kaithi 21
Imala 169
Bhurting 325
Ritha 31
Bhandari Gaon 175
Ghatdhar 57
Girgaon 349

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