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Kahkar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Kahkar is a small village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 26 families residing. The Kahkar village has population of 108 of which 53 are males while 55 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kahkar village population of children with age 0-6 is 13 which makes up 12.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kahkar village is 1038 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kahkar as per census is 857, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kahkar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kahkar village was 85.26 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kahkar Male literacy stands at 95.65 % while female literacy rate was 75.51 %.

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

Kahkar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 26 - -
Population 108 53 55
Child (0-6) 13 7 6
Schedule Caste 20 10 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.26 % 95.65 % 75.51 %
Total Workers 28 25 3
Main Worker 11 - -
Marginal Worker 17 14 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.52 % of total population in Kahkar village. The village Kahkar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kahkar village out of total population, 28 were engaged in work activities. 39.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.