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Chanwal Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Chanwal is a medium size village located in Hamirpur Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 65 families residing. The Chanwal village has population of 264 of which 137 are males while 127 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chanwal village population of children with age 0-6 is 23 which makes up 8.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chanwal village is 927 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chanwal as per census is 917, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chanwal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chanwal village was 92.53 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chanwal Male literacy stands at 96.80 % while female literacy rate was 87.93 %.

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

Chanwal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 65 - -
Population 264 137 127
Child (0-6) 23 12 11
Schedule Caste 64 33 31
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.53 % 96.80 % 87.93 %
Total Workers 143 75 68
Main Worker 138 - -
Marginal Worker 5 0 5

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.24 % of total population in Chanwal village. The village Chanwal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chanwal village out of total population, 143 were engaged in work activities. 96.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 143 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.