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Gharan Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Gharan is a medium size village located in Hamirpur Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 106 families residing. The Gharan village has population of 478 of which 229 are males while 249 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gharan village population of children with age 0-6 is 54 which makes up 11.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gharan village is 1087 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gharan as per census is 688, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gharan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gharan village was 94.58 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gharan Male literacy stands at 96.95 % while female literacy rate was 92.51 %.

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

Gharan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 106 - -
Population 478 229 249
Child (0-6) 54 32 22
Schedule Caste 63 31 32
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 94.58 % 96.95 % 92.51 %
Total Workers 318 144 174
Main Worker 251 - -
Marginal Worker 67 41 26

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.18 % of total population in Gharan village. The village Gharan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gharan village out of total population, 318 were engaged in work activities. 78.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 318 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.