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Chihru Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Chihru is a medium size village located in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 64 families residing. The Chihru village has population of 290 of which 132 are males while 158 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chihru village population of children with age 0-6 is 39 which makes up 13.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chihru village is 1197 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chihru as per census is 1294, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chihru village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chihru village was 88.05 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chihru Male literacy stands at 93.91 % while female literacy rate was 83.09 %.

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

Chihru Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 64 - -
Population 290 132 158
Child (0-6) 39 17 22
Schedule Caste 7 2 5
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.05 % 93.91 % 83.09 %
Total Workers 80 57 23
Main Worker 61 - -
Marginal Worker 19 2 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.41 % of total population in Chihru village. The village Chihru currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chihru village out of total population, 80 were engaged in work activities. 76.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.