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Bihan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Bihan is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 223 families residing. The Bihan village has population of 998 of which 491 are males while 507 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bihan village population of children with age 0-6 is 97 which makes up 9.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bihan village is 1033 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bihan as per census is 902, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bihan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bihan village was 88.12 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bihan Male literacy stands at 93.41 % while female literacy rate was 83.08 %.

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

Bihan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 223 - -
Population 998 491 507
Child (0-6) 97 51 46
Schedule Caste 312 160 152
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.12 % 93.41 % 83.08 %
Total Workers 468 279 189
Main Worker 213 - -
Marginal Worker 255 101 154

Caste Factor

Bihan village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.26 % of total population in Bihan village. The village Bihan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bihan village out of total population, 468 were engaged in work activities. 45.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 468 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.