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

Rakh Jhang is a village situated in Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 147 families residing in the village Rakh Jhang. The total population of Rakh Jhang is 587 out of which 306 are males and 281 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rakh Jhang is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rakh Jhang village is 63 which is 11% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 22 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rakh Jhang is 537 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Rakh Jhang village.

Population
587
Families
147
Literacy
84.16%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rakh Jhang is 84.2%. Thus Rakh Jhang village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Samba district. The male literacy rate is 90.57% and the female literacy rate is 77.61% in Rakh Jhang village.

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

Rakh Jhang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 63 41 22
Literacy 84.16% 90.57% 77.61%
Scheduled Caste 131 75 56
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 146 66 80

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rakh Jhang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rakh Jhang village out of total population, 106 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 106 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 82 70 12
Cultivators 11 9 2
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 65 56 9
Marginal Workers 24 20 4
Non Working 481 216 265

Nearby Villages to Rakh Jhang,

Below are the list of villages near Rakh Jhang village in Samba.

Village Population
Jhang 1,084
Shri Partap Singh Pora 95
Chak Goran 297
Chak Chataka 769
Kalah 944
Khor Salarian 1,986
Swankha 2,075
Chak Nazir 790
Redwan Khurd 633
Kotli Markalian 493

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