Gowahi Population, Caste, Working Data Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Gowahi is a village situated in Shimla tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18 families residing in the village Gowahi. The total population of Gowahi is 95 out of which 40 are males and 55 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gowahi is 1,375.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gowahi village is 6 which is 6% of the total population. There are 2 male children and 4 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gowahi is 2,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,375) of Gowahi village.

Population
95
Families
18
Literacy
91.01%
Sex Ratio
1,375

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gowahi is 91%. Thus Gowahi village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Shimla district. The male literacy rate is 97.37% and the female literacy rate is 86.27% in Gowahi village.

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

Gowahi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 6 2 4
Literacy 91.01% 97.37% 86.27%
Scheduled Caste 18 6 12
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 14 3 11

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gowahi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gowahi village out of total population, 49 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47 22 25
Cultivators 29 7 22
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 15 13 2
Marginal Workers 2 0 2
Non Working 46 18 28

Nearby Villages to Gowahi,

Below are the list of villages near Gowahi village in Shimla.

Village Population
Thalak Nal 94
Pabar 431
Thalak Dhar 72
Bathun 137
Lagru 68
Panog 263
Nagri 45
Sehl 20
Thari 42
Loharara 65

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