Banahar is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 101 families residing. The Banahar village has population of 458 of which 228 are males while 230 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Banahar village population of children with age 0-6 is 33 which makes up 7.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banahar village is 1009 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Banahar as per census is 435, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.
Banahar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Banahar village was 81.18 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Banahar Male literacy stands at 92.20 % while female literacy rate was 70.91 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Banahar 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 Banahar village.
Banahar Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
101 |
- |
- |
| Population |
458 |
228 |
230 |
| Child (0-6) |
33 |
23 |
10 |
| Schedule Caste |
75 |
32 |
43 |
| Schedule Tribe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Literacy |
81.18 % |
92.20 % |
70.91 % |
| Total Workers |
277 |
124 |
153 |
| Main Worker |
85 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
192 |
48 |
144 |
Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.38 % of total population in Banahar village.
The village Banahar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Work Profile
In Banahar village out of total population, 277 were engaged in work activities. 30.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 277 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.