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Gher Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gher is a medium size village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 103 families residing. The Gher village has population of 424 of which 206 are males while 218 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gher village population of children with age 0-6 is 43 which makes up 10.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gher village is 1058 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gher as per census is 870, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gher village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gher village was 83.46 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gher Male literacy stands at 94.54 % while female literacy rate was 73.23 %.

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

Gher Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 103 - -
Population 424 206 218
Child (0-6) 43 23 20
Schedule Caste 407 198 209
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.46 % 94.54 % 73.23 %
Total Workers 163 84 79
Main Worker 85 - -
Marginal Worker 78 19 59

Caste Factor

In Gher village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 95.99 % of total population in Gher village. The village Gher currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gher village out of total population, 163 were engaged in work activities. 52.15 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.85 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 163 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.