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Gushal Population - Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Gushal is a medium size village located in Lahul Tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh with total 79 families residing. The Gushal village has population of 390 of which 198 are males while 192 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gushal village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 7.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gushal village is 970 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gushal as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gushal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gushal village was 80.56 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gushal Male literacy stands at 96.67 % while female literacy rate was 64.44 %.

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

Gushal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 79 - -
Population 390 198 192
Child (0-6) 30 18 12
Schedule Caste 187 94 93
Schedule Tribe 201 103 98
Literacy 80.56 % 96.67 % 64.44 %
Total Workers 289 143 146
Main Worker 289 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Gushal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 51.54 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 47.95 % of total population in Gushal village.

Work Profile

In Gushal village out of total population, 289 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 289 workers engaged in Main Work, 237 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.