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Chalan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chalan is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 52 families residing. The Chalan village has population of 250 of which 120 are males while 130 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 8.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chalan village is 1083 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chalan as per census is 1222, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chalan village was 86.09 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chalan Male literacy stands at 92.79 % while female literacy rate was 79.83 %.

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

Chalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 52 - -
Population 250 120 130
Child (0-6) 20 9 11
Schedule Caste 116 56 60
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.09 % 92.79 % 79.83 %
Total Workers 163 74 89
Main Worker 163 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Chalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.40 % of total population in Chalan village. The village Chalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chalan village out of total population, 163 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 163 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.