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Pong Dam Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Pong Dam is a small village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 24 families residing. The Pong Dam village has population of 119 of which 68 are males while 51 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pong Dam village population of children with age 0-6 is 14 which makes up 11.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pong Dam village is 750 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Pong Dam as per census is 400, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Pong Dam village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pong Dam village was 78.10 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Pong Dam Male literacy stands at 82.76 % while female literacy rate was 72.34 %.

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

Pong Dam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 24 - -
Population 119 68 51
Child (0-6) 14 10 4
Schedule Caste 21 12 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.10 % 82.76 % 72.34 %
Total Workers 81 46 35
Main Worker 31 - -
Marginal Worker 50 15 35

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.65 % of total population in Pong Dam village. The village Pong Dam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pong Dam village out of total population, 81 were engaged in work activities. 38.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.