Joshil - Chiapas

Facts about Joshil

Location of Joshil

Joshil is located in the municipality of Tumbalá in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.362778
Latitude (dec): 17.246389

Height over sea level of Joshil

The locations medium height over sea level is 1060 meters.

Population in Joshil

The over all population of Joshil is 2326 persons, 1132 of them are male and 1194 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1325 minors and 1001 adults, with 79 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Joshil

2268 inhabitants of the location Joshil in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1876 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 666 people, while 1189 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 26 citizens of Joshil.

Economic situation

In Joshil exist about 398 households.

Of these households 390 are common houses or apartments, 323 are without floor and about 48 consist of one room only.

336 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 122 are connected to the public water supply, 362 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 71 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Joshil

Besides the 583 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 73 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

569 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 403 persons did not finish the school. 113 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 49 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 74 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.