Gahal Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Gahal is a village situated in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 70 families residing in the village Gahal. The total population of Gahal is 403 out of which 196 are males and 207 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gahal is 1,056.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gahal village is 60 which is 15% of the total population. There are 32 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gahal is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,056) of Gahal village.

Population
403
Families
70
Literacy
65.6%
Sex Ratio
1,056

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gahal is 65.6%. Thus Gahal village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 82.32% and the female literacy rate is 50.28% in Gahal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gahal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gahal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gahal village.

Total Male Female
Children 60 32 28
Literacy 65.6% 82.32% 50.28%
Scheduled Caste 12 6 6
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 178 61 117

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gahal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gahal village out of total population, 307 were engaged in work activities. 22.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 307 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68 62 6
Cultivators 41 36 5
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 25 24 1
Marginal Workers 239 88 151
Non Working 96 46 50

Nearby Villages to Gahal,

Below are the list of villages near Gahal village in Saluni.

Village Population
Kharoti 371
Jalai 416
Ghundera 384
Banjar 318
Indereshwar 637
Sarahar 353
Parjana 169
Bhandar 255
Dhanabal 320
Gangla 129

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