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

Samot is a village situated in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 184 families residing in the village Samot. The total population of Samot is 817 out of which 411 are males and 406 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samot is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samot village is 79 which is 10% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samot is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Samot village.

Population
817
Families
184
Literacy
86.72%
Sex Ratio
988

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samot is 86.7%. Thus Samot village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 89.97% and the female literacy rate is 83.47% in Samot village.

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

Samot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 79 42 37
Literacy 86.72% 89.97% 83.47%
Scheduled Caste 30 14 16
Scheduled Tribe 66 35 31
Illiterate 177 79 98

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.1% of total population in Samot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Samot village out of total population, 497 were engaged in work activities. 24.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 497 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 122 106 16
Cultivators 26 25 1
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 93 79 14
Marginal Workers 375 145 230
Non Working 320 160 160

Nearby Villages to Samot,

Below are the list of villages near Samot village in Sihunta.

Village Population
Kasba Samot 84
Dukhar 709
Jasur 1,199
Bharari 806
Surpara 448
Keod 451
Dharoon 259
Khanora 1,273
Bhatlari 185
Kasba Tundi 176

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