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Kahan Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Kahan is a medium size village located in Pachhad Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 65 families residing. The Kahan village has population of 388 of which 268 are males while 120 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kahan village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 6.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kahan village is 448 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kahan as per census is 300, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kahan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kahan village was 79.01 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kahan Male literacy stands at 80.65 % while female literacy rate was 75.44 %.

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

Kahan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 65 - -
Population 388 268 120
Child (0-6) 26 20 6
Schedule Caste 19 11 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.01 % 80.65 % 75.44 %
Total Workers 312 219 93
Main Worker 200 - -
Marginal Worker 112 29 83

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.90 % of total population in Kahan village. The village Kahan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kahan village out of total population, 312 were engaged in work activities. 64.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 312 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.