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Fostey Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Fostey is a medium size village located in Nadaun Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 68 families residing. The Fostey village has population of 304 of which 139 are males while 165 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Fostey village population of children with age 0-6 is 36 which makes up 11.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Fostey village is 1187 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Fostey as per census is 800, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Fostey village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Fostey village was 85.07 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Fostey Male literacy stands at 91.60 % while female literacy rate was 79.87 %.

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

Fostey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 68 - -
Population 304 139 165
Child (0-6) 36 20 16
Schedule Caste 4 2 2
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.07 % 91.60 % 79.87 %
Total Workers 229 95 134
Main Worker 186 - -
Marginal Worker 43 19 24

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.32 % of total population in Fostey village. The village Fostey currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Fostey village out of total population, 229 were engaged in work activities. 81.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 229 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.