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Gahran Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gahran is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Gahran village has population of 210 of which 97 are males while 113 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahran village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 7.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahran village is 1165 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahran as per census is 71, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gahran village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahran village was 89.74 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gahran Male literacy stands at 90.36 % while female literacy rate was 89.29 %.

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

Gahran Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 210 97 113
Child (0-6) 15 14 1
Schedule Caste 37 20 17
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.74 % 90.36 % 89.29 %
Total Workers 176 72 104
Main Worker 29 - -
Marginal Worker 147 47 100

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.62 % of total population in Gahran village. The village Gahran currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gahran village out of total population, 176 were engaged in work activities. 16.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.