Jhakhri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Jhakhri is a Census Town city situated in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,287 families residing in the Jhakhri city. The total population of Jhakhri is 4,655 out of which 2,610 are males and 2,045 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhakhri is 784.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jhakhri city is 466 which is 10% of the total population. There are 251 male children and 215 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhakhri is 857 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (784).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhakhri is 89.5%. Thus Jhakhri has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Shimla district. The male literacy rate is 93.68% and the female literacy rate is 84.04% in Jhakhri.

Population
4,655
Literacy
89.5%
Sex Ratio
784

Jhakhri Census Town has total administration over 1,287 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jhakhri Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhakhri Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 466 251 215
Literacy 89.5% 84.7% 75.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,278 661 617
Scheduled Tribe 119 70 49
Illiterate 907 400 507

Caste-wise Population - Jhakhri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Jhakhri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,278 661 617
Schedule Tribe 119 70 49

Religion-wise Population - Jhakhri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jhakhri is 4,423 which is 95.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jhakhri is 38 which is 0.82% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Jhakhri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,423 (95.02%) 2,475 1,948
Muslim 38 (0.82%) 24 14
Christian 40 (0.86%) 25 15
Sikh 62 (1.33%) 35 27
Buddhist 84 (1.8%) 46 38
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.17%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Jhakhri

The total literacy rate of Jhakhri was 89.47% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.8% of Himachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,748 literates, males were 2,210 while females were 1,538. Also the male literacy rate was 93.68% and the female literacy rate was 84.04% in Jhakhri.

  Jhakhri Himachal Pradesh
Female 84.04% 75.93%
Male 93.68% 89.53%
Total 89.47% 82.8%

Sex Ratio - Jhakhri

The Sex Ratio of Jhakhri is 784. Thus per every 1000 men there were 784 females in Jhakhri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 857 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 784 ) of Jhakhri.


Child Population - Jhakhri

According to Census 2011, there were 466 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Jhakhri. Out of which 251 were male while 215 were female.


Working Population - Jhakhri

In Jhakhri Census Town out of total population, 1,872 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,872 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,752 1,503 249
Cultivators 37 30 7
Agriculture Labourer 133 94 39
Household Industries 121 102 19
Other Workers 1,461 1,277 184
Marginal Workers 120 44 76
Non Working 2,783 1,063 1,720

Jhakhri Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jhakhri is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,655 80.5% 784

Map of Jhakhri, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh


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