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Kahanpur Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Kahanpur is a medium size village located in Jaswan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 72 families residing. The Kahanpur village has population of 327 of which 162 are males while 165 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kahanpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 14.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kahanpur village is 1019 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kahanpur as per census is 880, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kahanpur village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kahanpur village was 85.71 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kahanpur Male literacy stands at 91.97 % while female literacy rate was 79.72 %.

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

Kahanpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 72 - -
Population 327 162 165
Child (0-6) 47 25 22
Schedule Caste 113 57 56
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.71 % 91.97 % 79.72 %
Total Workers 223 109 114
Main Worker 114 - -
Marginal Worker 109 16 93

Caste Factor

Kahanpur village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.56 % of total population in Kahanpur village. The village Kahanpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kahanpur village out of total population, 223 were engaged in work activities. 51.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 223 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.