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Gaihr Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gaihr is a medium size village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 71 families residing. The Gaihr village has population of 330 of which 157 are males while 173 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaihr village population of children with age 0-6 is 37 which makes up 11.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaihr village is 1102 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaihr as per census is 1176, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gaihr village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaihr village was 81.23 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gaihr Male literacy stands at 85.71 % while female literacy rate was 77.12 %.

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

Gaihr Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 71 - -
Population 330 157 173
Child (0-6) 37 17 20
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 267 128 139
Literacy 81.23 % 85.71 % 77.12 %
Total Workers 88 79 9
Main Worker 83 - -
Marginal Worker 5 1 4

Caste Factor

In Gaihr village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 80.91 % of total population in Gaihr village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gaihr village of Kangra.

Work Profile

In Gaihr village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 94.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.