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Jhaj Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Jhaj is a medium size village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 106 families residing. The Jhaj village has population of 485 of which 249 are males while 236 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhaj village population of children with age 0-6 is 52 which makes up 10.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhaj village is 948 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhaj as per census is 1167, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Jhaj village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhaj village was 85.68 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Jhaj Male literacy stands at 89.78 % while female literacy rate was 81.25 %.

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

Jhaj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 106 - -
Population 485 249 236
Child (0-6) 52 24 28
Schedule Caste 167 87 80
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.68 % 89.78 % 81.25 %
Total Workers 153 132 21
Main Worker 134 - -
Marginal Worker 19 19 0

Caste Factor

Jhaj village of Hoshiarpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.43 % of total population in Jhaj village. The village Jhaj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhaj village out of total population, 153 were engaged in work activities. 87.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 153 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.