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Sarahan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Sarahan is a medium size village located in Rampur Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 359 families residing. The Sarahan village has population of 1680 of which 1028 are males while 652 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sarahan village population of children with age 0-6 is 170 which makes up 10.12 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sarahan village is 634 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Sarahan as per census is 848, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Sarahan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sarahan village was 86.75 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Sarahan Male literacy stands at 92.41 % while female literacy rate was 77.53 %.

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

Sarahan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 359 - -
Population 1,680 1,028 652
Child (0-6) 170 92 78
Schedule Caste 360 211 149
Schedule Tribe 187 105 82
Literacy 86.75 % 92.41 % 77.53 %
Total Workers 922 672 250
Main Worker 629 - -
Marginal Worker 293 157 136

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.43 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.13 % of total population in Sarahan village.

Work Profile

In Sarahan village out of total population, 922 were engaged in work activities. 68.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 922 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.