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

Kelan is a village situated in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 78 families residing in the village Kelan. The total population of Kelan is 417 out of which 213 are males and 204 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kelan is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kelan village is 70 which is 17% of the total population. There are 38 male children and 32 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kelan is 842 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Kelan village.

Population
417
Families
78
Literacy
74.06%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kelan is 74.1%. Thus Kelan village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 87.43% and the female literacy rate is 60.47% in Kelan village.

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

Kelan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 70 38 32
Literacy 74.06% 87.43% 60.47%
Scheduled Caste 128 62 66
Scheduled Tribe 80 42 38
Illiterate 160 60 100

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.2% of total population in Kelan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kelan village out of total population, 337 were engaged in work activities. 32% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 337 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 108 105 3
Cultivators 18 18 0
Other Workers 90 87 3
Marginal Workers 229 65 164
Non Working 80 43 37

Nearby Villages to Kelan,

Below are the list of villages near Kelan village in Bhattiyat.

Village Population
Chalahri 736
Saloh 279
Doth 457
Sarna 255
Nadal 324
Torkara 291
Parchor 591
Chuari Khas 78
Hathi Dhar 201
Banet 426

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