Wakna Population, Caste, Working Data Solan, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Wakna is a village situated in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 261 families residing in the village Wakna. The total population of Wakna is 1,216 out of which 631 are males and 585 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakna is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakna village is 166 which is 14% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 92 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakna is 1,243 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Wakna village.

Population
1,216
Families
261
Literacy
82.67%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakna is 82.7%. Thus Wakna village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Solan district. The male literacy rate is 87.97% and the female literacy rate is 76.67% in Wakna village.

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

Wakna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 166 74 92
Literacy 82.67% 87.97% 76.67%
Scheduled Caste 302 147 155
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 348 141 207

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Wakna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wakna village out of total population, 503 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 503 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 501 375 126
Cultivators 111 100 11
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 384 271 113
Marginal Workers 2 2 0
Non Working 713 254 459

Nearby Villages to Wakna,

Below are the list of villages near Wakna village in Kandaghat.

Village Population
Rachhana 955
Majhol 327
Bani 161
Kiari 272
Dera 32
Shalawon 38
Anji Kolian 82
Kot 118
Sudharag 43
Kawarag 179

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