Puje Population, Caste, Working Data Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Puje is a village situated in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 147 families residing in the village Puje. The total population of Puje is 608 out of which 300 are males and 308 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puje is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puje village is 45 which is 7% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 23 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puje is 1,045 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Puje village.

Population
608
Families
147
Literacy
77.62%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puje is 77.6%. Thus Puje village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kinnaur district. The male literacy rate is 83.45% and the female literacy rate is 71.93% in Puje village.

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

Puje Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 45 22 23
Literacy 77.62% 83.45% 71.93%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 601 299 302
Illiterate 171 68 103

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.8% of total population in Puje village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puje village out of total population, 505 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 505 workers engaged in Main Work, 339 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 362 178 184
Cultivators 339 162 177
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Other Workers 22 16 6
Marginal Workers 143 70 73
Non Working 103 52 51

Nearby Villages to Puje,

Below are the list of villages near Puje village in Nichar.

Village Population
Agade 54
Kangarang 40
Linge 71
Rarang 793
Garade 414
Baiyee 136
Kashpo 523
Shango 396
Nigani 472
Surcho 73

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