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Barkal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Barkal is a small village located in Rampur Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 29 families residing. The Barkal village has population of 128 of which 69 are males while 59 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barkal village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 11.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barkal village is 855 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barkal as per census is 1143, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barkal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barkal village was 75.22 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barkal Male literacy stands at 82.26 % while female literacy rate was 66.67 %.

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

Barkal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 29 - -
Population 128 69 59
Child (0-6) 15 7 8
Schedule Caste 90 47 43
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.22 % 82.26 % 66.67 %
Total Workers 75 43 32
Main Worker 36 - -
Marginal Worker 39 9 30

Caste Factor

In Barkal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.31 % of total population in Barkal village. The village Barkal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Barkal village out of total population, 75 were engaged in work activities. 48.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.