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Jij Population - Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

Jij is a large village located in Reasi Tehsil of Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 478 families residing. The Jij village has population of 2916 of which 1522 are males while 1394 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jij village population of children with age 0-6 is 597 which makes up 20.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jij village is 916 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Jij as per census is 782, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Jij village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Jij village was 28.24 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Jij Male literacy stands at 36.39 % while female literacy rate was 19.70 %.

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

Jij Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 478 - -
Population 2,916 1,522 1,394
Child (0-6) 597 335 262
Schedule Caste 20 9 11
Schedule Tribe 2,086 1,104 982
Literacy 28.24 % 36.39 % 19.70 %
Total Workers 1,359 782 577
Main Worker 1,133 - -
Marginal Worker 226 95 131

Caste Factor

In Jij village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 71.54 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.69 % of total population in Jij village.

Work Profile

In Jij village out of total population, 1359 were engaged in work activities. 83.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1359 workers engaged in Main Work, 921 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.