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Jhirar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Jhirar is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 95 families residing. The Jhirar village has population of 456 of which 227 are males while 229 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhirar village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 13.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhirar village is 1009 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhirar as per census is 1308, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Jhirar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhirar village was 87.88 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Jhirar Male literacy stands at 94.53 % while female literacy rate was 81.03 %.

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

Jhirar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 95 - -
Population 456 227 229
Child (0-6) 60 26 34
Schedule Caste 201 102 99
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.88 % 94.53 % 81.03 %
Total Workers 117 109 8
Main Worker 55 - -
Marginal Worker 62 61 1

Caste Factor

In Jhirar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.08 % of total population in Jhirar village. The village Jhirar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhirar village out of total population, 117 were engaged in work activities. 47.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 117 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.