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Chah Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Chah is a small village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 33 families residing. The Chah village has population of 121 of which 50 are males while 71 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chah village population of children with age 0-6 is 7 which makes up 5.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chah village is 1420 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chah as per census is 2500, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chah village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chah village was 84.21 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chah Male literacy stands at 87.50 % while female literacy rate was 81.82 %.

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

Chah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 33 - -
Population 121 50 71
Child (0-6) 7 2 5
Schedule Caste 36 15 21
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.21 % 87.50 % 81.82 %
Total Workers 21 15 6
Main Worker 9 - -
Marginal Worker 12 8 4

Caste Factor

Chah village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.75 % of total population in Chah village. The village Chah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chah village out of total population, 21 were engaged in work activities. 42.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.