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Garkhal Population - Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Garkhal is a medium size village located in Kasauli Tehsil of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh with total 316 families residing. The Garkhal village has population of 1245 of which 635 are males while 610 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Garkhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 138 which makes up 11.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Garkhal village is 961 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Garkhal as per census is 917, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Garkhal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Garkhal village was 92.68 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Garkhal Male literacy stands at 95.91 % while female literacy rate was 89.34 %.

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

Garkhal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 316 - -
Population 1,245 635 610
Child (0-6) 138 72 66
Schedule Caste 224 115 109
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.68 % 95.91 % 89.34 %
Total Workers 442 347 95
Main Worker 426 - -
Marginal Worker 16 9 7

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.99 % of total population in Garkhal village. The village Garkhal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Garkhal village out of total population, 442 were engaged in work activities. 96.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 442 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.