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Pharal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Pharal is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 101 families residing. The Pharal village has population of 475 of which 237 are males while 238 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pharal village population of children with age 0-6 is 43 which makes up 9.05 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pharal village is 1004 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Pharal as per census is 955, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Pharal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pharal village was 88.19 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Pharal Male literacy stands at 95.35 % while female literacy rate was 81.11 %.

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

Pharal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 101 - -
Population 475 237 238
Child (0-6) 43 22 21
Schedule Caste 65 35 30
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.19 % 95.35 % 81.11 %
Total Workers 257 125 132
Main Worker 120 - -
Marginal Worker 137 21 116

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.68 % of total population in Pharal village. The village Pharal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pharal village out of total population, 257 were engaged in work activities. 46.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 257 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.