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Garh Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Garh is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 327 families residing. The Garh village has population of 1317 of which 633 are males while 684 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Garh village population of children with age 0-6 is 139 which makes up 10.55 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Garh village is 1081 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Garh as per census is 986, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Garh village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Garh village was 88.71 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Garh Male literacy stands at 92.36 % while female literacy rate was 85.37 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Garh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Garh village.

Garh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 327 - -
Population 1,317 633 684
Child (0-6) 139 70 69
Schedule Caste 263 138 125
Schedule Tribe 7 3 4
Literacy 88.71 % 92.36 % 85.37 %
Total Workers 908 434 474
Main Worker 357 - -
Marginal Worker 551 171 380

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.97 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.53 % of total population in Garh village.

Work Profile

In Garh village out of total population, 908 were engaged in work activities. 39.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 908 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.