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Behigraan Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Behigraan is a small village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Behigraan village has population of 186 of which 95 are males while 91 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behigraan village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 13.44 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behigraan village is 958 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Behigraan as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Behigraan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Behigraan village was 64.60 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Behigraan Male literacy stands at 72.50 % while female literacy rate was 56.79 %.

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

Behigraan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 186 95 91
Child (0-6) 25 15 10
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 140 77 63
Literacy 64.60 % 72.50 % 56.79 %
Total Workers 95 45 50
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 49 5 44

Caste Factor

In Behigraan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 75.27 % of total population in Behigraan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Behigraan village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Behigraan village out of total population, 95 were engaged in work activities. 48.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 95 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.