Himkhola Population, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Himkhola is a village situated in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 58 families residing in the village Himkhola. The total population of Himkhola is 273 out of which 134 are males and 139 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Himkhola is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Himkhola village is 44 which is 16% of the total population. There are 18 male children and 26 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Himkhola is 1,444 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Himkhola village.

Population
273
Families
58
Literacy
70.74%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Himkhola is 70.7%. Thus Himkhola village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 81.03% and the female literacy rate is 60.18% in Himkhola village.

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

Himkhola Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 44 18 26
Literacy 70.74% 81.03% 60.18%
Scheduled Caste 99 46 53
Scheduled Tribe 79 40 39
Illiterate 111 40 71

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.9% of total population in Himkhola village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Himkhola village out of total population, 138 were engaged in work activities. 66.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 92 47 45
Cultivators 55 22 33
Agriculture Labourer 2 0 2
Household Industries 8 4 4
Other Workers 27 21 6
Marginal Workers 46 22 24
Non Working 135 65 70

Nearby Villages to Himkhola,

Below are the list of villages near Himkhola village in Dharchula.

Village Population
Sirkha 552
Tankul 332
Jipti 357
Jyoti Pangu 232
Galagar 281
Rung 389
Bung Bung 516
Pangla 941
Bundi 665
Sirdang 812

Reference