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Pher Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Pher is a small village located in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 43 families residing. The Pher village has population of 177 of which 77 are males while 100 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pher village population of children with age 0-6 is 16 which makes up 9.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pher village is 1299 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Pher as per census is 1667, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Pher village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pher village was 83.85 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Pher Male literacy stands at 90.14 % while female literacy rate was 78.89 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pher 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 Pher village.

Pher Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 43 - -
Population 177 77 100
Child (0-6) 16 6 10
Schedule Caste 49 20 29
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.85 % 90.14 % 78.89 %
Total Workers 159 69 90
Main Worker 31 - -
Marginal Worker 128 42 86

Caste Factor

Pher village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.68 % of total population in Pher village. The village Pher currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pher village out of total population, 159 were engaged in work activities. 19.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 159 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.