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Jaltahar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Jaltahar is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 56 families residing. The Jaltahar village has population of 269 of which 140 are males while 129 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jaltahar village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 9.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jaltahar village is 921 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jaltahar as per census is 368, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jaltahar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jaltahar village was 87.65 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jaltahar Male literacy stands at 95.87 % while female literacy rate was 79.51 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jaltahar 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 Jaltahar village.

Jaltahar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 56 - -
Population 269 140 129
Child (0-6) 26 19 7
Schedule Caste 87 48 39
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.65 % 95.87 % 79.51 %
Total Workers 147 84 63
Main Worker 84 - -
Marginal Worker 63 17 46

Caste Factor

Jaltahar village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.34 % of total population in Jaltahar village. The village Jaltahar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jaltahar village out of total population, 147 were engaged in work activities. 57.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 147 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.