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Parashan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Parashan is a small village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 37 families residing. The Parashan village has population of 179 of which 90 are males while 89 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Parashan village population of children with age 0-6 is 21 which makes up 11.73 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Parashan village is 989 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Parashan as per census is 1625, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Parashan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Parashan village was 72.78 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Parashan Male literacy stands at 79.27 % while female literacy rate was 65.79 %.

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

Parashan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 37 - -
Population 179 90 89
Child (0-6) 21 8 13
Schedule Caste 122 66 56
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.78 % 79.27 % 65.79 %
Total Workers 101 51 50
Main Worker 75 - -
Marginal Worker 26 15 11

Caste Factor

In Parashan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.16 % of total population in Parashan village. The village Parashan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Parashan village out of total population, 101 were engaged in work activities. 74.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 101 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.