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Kharan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kharan is a medium size village located in Nankhari Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 96 families residing. The Kharan village has population of 398 of which 199 are males while 199 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharan village population of children with age 0-6 is 41 which makes up 10.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharan village is 1000 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharan as per census is 2727, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kharan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharan village was 80.11 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kharan Male literacy stands at 91.49 % while female literacy rate was 67.46 %.

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

Kharan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 96 - -
Population 398 199 199
Child (0-6) 41 11 30
Schedule Caste 139 71 68
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.11 % 91.49 % 67.46 %
Total Workers 267 142 125
Main Worker 43 - -
Marginal Worker 224 112 112

Caste Factor

Kharan village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.92 % of total population in Kharan village. The village Kharan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kharan village out of total population, 267 were engaged in work activities. 16.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 267 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.