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Sham Nagar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Sham Nagar is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 162 families residing. The Sham Nagar village has population of 653 of which 321 are males while 332 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sham Nagar village population of children with age 0-6 is 78 which makes up 11.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sham Nagar village is 1034 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Sham Nagar as per census is 814, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Sham Nagar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sham Nagar village was 83.48 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Sham Nagar Male literacy stands at 89.21 % while female literacy rate was 78.11 %.

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

Sham Nagar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 162 - -
Population 653 321 332
Child (0-6) 78 43 35
Schedule Caste 374 193 181
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.48 % 89.21 % 78.11 %
Total Workers 426 205 221
Main Worker 65 - -
Marginal Worker 361 147 214

Caste Factor

In Sham Nagar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 57.27 % of total population in Sham Nagar village. The village Sham Nagar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sham Nagar village out of total population, 426 were engaged in work activities. 15.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 426 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.