Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Jhalwas Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Jhalwas is a medium size village located in Pangi Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 104 families residing. The Jhalwas village has population of 573 of which 288 are males while 285 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhalwas village population of children with age 0-6 is 67 which makes up 11.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhalwas village is 990 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhalwas as per census is 811, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jhalwas village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhalwas village was 77.87 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jhalwas Male literacy stands at 83.27 % while female literacy rate was 72.55 %.

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

Jhalwas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 104 - -
Population 573 288 285
Child (0-6) 67 37 30
Schedule Caste 2 1 1
Schedule Tribe 569 287 282
Literacy 77.87 % 83.27 % 72.55 %
Total Workers 379 193 186
Main Worker 49 - -
Marginal Worker 330 147 183

Caste Factor

In Jhalwas village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.30 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.35 % of total population in Jhalwas village.

Work Profile

In Jhalwas village out of total population, 379 were engaged in work activities. 12.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 379 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.