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Bijhar Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Bijhar is a medium size village located in Bali Chowki Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 49 families residing. The Bijhar village has population of 301 of which 143 are males while 158 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bijhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 51 which makes up 16.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bijhar village is 1105 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bijhar as per census is 2643, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bijhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bijhar village was 72.80 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bijhar Male literacy stands at 83.72 % while female literacy rate was 61.16 %.

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

Bijhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 301 143 158
Child (0-6) 51 14 37
Schedule Caste 19 9 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.80 % 83.72 % 61.16 %
Total Workers 262 132 130
Main Worker 184 - -
Marginal Worker 78 32 46

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.31 % of total population in Bijhar village. The village Bijhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bijhar village out of total population, 262 were engaged in work activities. 70.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 262 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.