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

Purhan is a village situated in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 90 families residing in the village Purhan. The total population of Purhan is 490 out of which 246 are males and 244 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purhan is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purhan village is 75 which is 15% of the total population. There are 37 male children and 38 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purhan is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (992) of Purhan village.

Population
490
Families
90
Literacy
64.58%
Sex Ratio
992

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purhan is 64.6%. Thus Purhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 77.99% and the female literacy rate is 50.97% in Purhan village.

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

Purhan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 75 37 38
Literacy 64.58% 77.99% 50.97%
Scheduled Caste 212 107 105
Scheduled Tribe 71 34 37
Illiterate 222 83 139

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.5% of total population in Purhan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purhan village out of total population, 342 were engaged in work activities. 35.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 342 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 120 111 9
Cultivators 84 83 1
Other Workers 36 28 8
Marginal Workers 222 59 163
Non Working 148 76 72

Nearby Villages to Purhan,

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

Village Population
Bari 503
Kenthli 247
Ranjni 453
Sunuh 516
Gharetra 413
Bhadroh 593
Bhasua 1,217
Dhanetra 312
Sarog 898
Talai 84

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