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Gurar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gurar is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 204 families residing. The Gurar village has population of 1034 of which 537 are males while 497 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gurar village population of children with age 0-6 is 155 which makes up 14.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gurar village is 926 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gurar as per census is 782, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gurar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gurar village was 72.24 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gurar Male literacy stands at 82.67 % while female literacy rate was 61.31 %.

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

Gurar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 204 - -
Population 1,034 537 497
Child (0-6) 155 87 68
Schedule Caste 532 282 250
Schedule Tribe 30 17 13
Literacy 72.24 % 82.67 % 61.31 %
Total Workers 676 353 323
Main Worker 276 - -
Marginal Worker 400 130 270

Caste Factor

In Gurar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.45 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.90 % of total population in Gurar village.

Work Profile

In Gurar village out of total population, 676 were engaged in work activities. 40.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 676 workers engaged in Main Work, 200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.