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

Shikari is a village situated in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 242 families residing in the village Shikari. The total population of Shikari is 1,321 out of which 645 are males and 676 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikari is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikari village is 180 which is 14% of the total population. There are 92 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikari is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Shikari village.

Population
1,321
Families
242
Literacy
62.58%
Sex Ratio
1,048

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikari is 62.6%. Thus Shikari village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 76.67% and the female literacy rate is 49.32% in Shikari village.

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

Shikari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 180 92 88
Literacy 62.58% 76.67% 49.32%
Scheduled Caste 379 183 196
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 607 221 386

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shikari village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikari village out of total population, 553 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 553 workers engaged in Main Work, 191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 428 264 164
Cultivators 191 50 141
Agriculture Labourer 13 11 2
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 219 198 21
Marginal Workers 125 53 72
Non Working 768 328 440

Nearby Villages to Shikari,

Below are the list of villages near Shikari village in Chaurah.

Village Population
Kasbati Tisa 470
Dhaneli 674
Tisa 796
Chhapa 1,031
Dob Dikriund 1,011
Madan Shalancha 536
Jungra 476
Paddar 539
Shri Garh 529
Dudra 615

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