Rakar Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Rakar is a village situated in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 289 families residing in the village Rakar. The total population of Rakar is 1,258 out of which 637 are males and 621 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rakar is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rakar village is 145 which is 12% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rakar is 768 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Rakar village.

Population
1,258
Families
289
Literacy
82.12%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rakar is 82.1%. Thus Rakar village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 89.73% and the female literacy rate is 74.55% in Rakar village.

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

Rakar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 145 82 63
Literacy 82.12% 89.73% 74.55%
Scheduled Caste 123 53 70
Scheduled Tribe 817 430 387
Illiterate 344 139 205

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 64.9% of total population in Rakar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rakar village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 61.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 282 231 51
Cultivators 22 18 4
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 249 205 44
Marginal Workers 177 81 96
Non Working 799 325 474

Nearby Villages to Rakar,

Below are the list of villages near Rakar village in Dharmsala.

Village Population
Chhatair 169
Sidhbari 1,712
Kharota 857
Rasan 1,260
Sokani Da Kot 1,576
Baghni 1,514
Chakban Ghanyara 300
Ghanyara Khas 2,340
Dudehr 584
Mohli Lahrandi 832

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