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Kolka Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Kolka is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 148 families residing. The Kolka village has population of 829 of which 419 are males while 410 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kolka village population of children with age 0-6 is 111 which makes up 13.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kolka village is 979 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kolka as per census is 657, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kolka village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kolka village was 63.51 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kolka Male literacy stands at 75.57 % while female literacy rate was 51.91 %.

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

Kolka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 148 - -
Population 829 419 410
Child (0-6) 111 67 44
Schedule Caste 130 64 66
Schedule Tribe 390 203 187
Literacy 63.51 % 75.57 % 51.91 %
Total Workers 546 256 290
Main Worker 202 - -
Marginal Worker 344 67 277

Caste Factor

In Kolka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 47.04 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 15.68 % of total population in Kolka village.

Work Profile

In Kolka village out of total population, 546 were engaged in work activities. 37.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 546 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.