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Arth Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Arth is a medium size village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Arth village has population of 244 of which 114 are males while 130 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arth village population of children with age 0-6 is 35 which makes up 14.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arth village is 1140 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Arth as per census is 842, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Arth village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Arth village was 82.78 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Arth Male literacy stands at 88.42 % while female literacy rate was 78.07 %.

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

Arth Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 244 114 130
Child (0-6) 35 19 16
Schedule Caste 56 25 31
Schedule Tribe 13 5 8
Literacy 82.78 % 88.42 % 78.07 %
Total Workers 38 34 4
Main Worker 10 - -
Marginal Worker 28 25 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.95 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.33 % of total population in Arth village.

Work Profile

In Arth village out of total population, 38 were engaged in work activities. 26.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 73.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.