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Gahlian Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Gahlian is a medium size village located in Hamirpur Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 133 families residing. The Gahlian village has population of 511 of which 207 are males while 304 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahlian village population of children with age 0-6 is 65 which makes up 12.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahlian village is 1469 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahlian as per census is 1097, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gahlian village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahlian village was 88.34 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gahlian Male literacy stands at 96.02 % while female literacy rate was 83.33 %.

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

Gahlian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 133 - -
Population 511 207 304
Child (0-6) 65 31 34
Schedule Caste 148 66 82
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.34 % 96.02 % 83.33 %
Total Workers 301 87 214
Main Worker 237 - -
Marginal Worker 64 45 19

Caste Factor

Gahlian village of Hamirpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.96 % of total population in Gahlian village. The village Gahlian currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gahlian village out of total population, 301 were engaged in work activities. 78.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 301 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.