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Chahla Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chahla is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 57 families residing. The Chahla village has population of 266 of which 129 are males while 137 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chahla village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 10.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chahla village is 1062 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chahla as per census is 813, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chahla village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chahla village was 68.35 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chahla Male literacy stands at 80.53 % while female literacy rate was 57.26 %.

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

Chahla Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 266 129 137
Child (0-6) 29 16 13
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2
Literacy 68.35 % 80.53 % 57.26 %
Total Workers 84 66 18
Main Worker 42 - -
Marginal Worker 42 30 12

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.50 % of total population in Chahla village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chahla village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Chahla village out of total population, 84 were engaged in work activities. 50.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.