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Ponkhar Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Ponkhar is a medium size village located in Nadaun Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Ponkhar village has population of 221 of which 112 are males while 109 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ponkhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 11.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ponkhar village is 973 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Ponkhar as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Ponkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ponkhar village was 87.76 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Ponkhar Male literacy stands at 91.75 % while female literacy rate was 83.84 %.

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

Ponkhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 221 112 109
Child (0-6) 25 15 10
Schedule Caste 79 42 37
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.76 % 91.75 % 83.84 %
Total Workers 142 71 71
Main Worker 133 - -
Marginal Worker 9 4 5

Caste Factor

In Ponkhar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.75 % of total population in Ponkhar village. The village Ponkhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Ponkhar village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 93.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.