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Jhang Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Jhang is a medium size village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 209 families residing. The Jhang village has population of 1084 of which 522 are males while 562 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhang village population of children with age 0-6 is 142 which makes up 13.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhang village is 1077 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhang as per census is 1058, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Jhang village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhang village was 82.27 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Jhang Male literacy stands at 90.29 % while female literacy rate was 74.85 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jhang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jhang village.

Jhang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 209 - -
Population 1,084 522 562
Child (0-6) 142 69 73
Schedule Caste 261 129 132
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.27 % 90.29 % 74.85 %
Total Workers 229 218 11
Main Worker 147 - -
Marginal Worker 82 79 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.08 % of total population in Jhang village. The village Jhang currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhang village out of total population, 229 were engaged in work activities. 64.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 229 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.