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Gan Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gan is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Gan village has population of 314 of which 171 are males while 143 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gan village population of children with age 0-6 is 64 which makes up 20.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gan village is 836 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gan as per census is 684, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gan village was 50.80 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gan Male literacy stands at 59.40 % while female literacy rate was 41.03 %.

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

Gan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 314 171 143
Child (0-6) 64 38 26
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 26 18 8
Literacy 50.80 % 59.40 % 41.03 %
Total Workers 161 86 75
Main Worker 79 - -
Marginal Worker 82 28 54

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 8.28 % of total population in Gan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gan village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Gan village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 49.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.