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Gahar Population - Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Gahar is a medium size village located in Arki Tehsil of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh with total 85 families residing. The Gahar village has population of 386 of which 188 are males while 198 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahar village population of children with age 0-6 is 42 which makes up 10.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahar village is 1053 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahar as per census is 1211, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gahar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahar village was 88.66 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gahar Male literacy stands at 93.49 % while female literacy rate was 84.00 %.

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

Gahar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 85 - -
Population 386 188 198
Child (0-6) 42 19 23
Schedule Caste 157 74 83
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2
Literacy 88.66 % 93.49 % 84.00 %
Total Workers 194 94 100
Main Worker 83 - -
Marginal Worker 111 27 84

Caste Factor

In Gahar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.67 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.04 % of total population in Gahar village.

Work Profile

In Gahar village out of total population, 194 were engaged in work activities. 42.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 194 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.