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Padhan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Padhan is a medium size village located in Jaswan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 66 families residing. The Padhan village has population of 264 of which 124 are males while 140 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Padhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 10.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Padhan village is 1129 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Padhan as per census is 933, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Padhan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Padhan village was 82.55 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Padhan Male literacy stands at 85.32 % while female literacy rate was 80.16 %.

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

Padhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 264 124 140
Child (0-6) 29 15 14
Schedule Caste 92 42 50
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.55 % 85.32 % 80.16 %
Total Workers 203 89 114
Main Worker 66 - -
Marginal Worker 137 28 109

Caste Factor

Padhan village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.85 % of total population in Padhan village. The village Padhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Padhan village out of total population, 203 were engaged in work activities. 32.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 203 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.