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Nihal Garh Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Nihal Garh is a medium size village located in Paonta Sahib Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 273 families residing. The Nihal Garh village has population of 1297 of which 714 are males while 583 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nihal Garh village population of children with age 0-6 is 155 which makes up 11.95 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nihal Garh village is 817 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Nihal Garh as per census is 722, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Nihal Garh village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Nihal Garh village was 78.90 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Nihal Garh Male literacy stands at 85.90 % while female literacy rate was 70.46 %.

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

Nihal Garh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 273 - -
Population 1,297 714 583
Child (0-6) 155 90 65
Schedule Caste 418 223 195
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1
Literacy 78.90 % 85.90 % 70.46 %
Total Workers 511 392 119
Main Worker 502 - -
Marginal Worker 9 7 2

Caste Factor

Nihal Garh village of Sirmaur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.15 % of total population in Nihal Garh village.

Work Profile

In Nihal Garh village out of total population, 511 were engaged in work activities. 98.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 511 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.