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Chajol Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chajol is a small village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 35 families residing. The Chajol village has population of 174 of which 82 are males while 92 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chajol village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 11.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chajol village is 1122 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chajol as per census is 1500, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chajol village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chajol village was 79.87 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chajol Male literacy stands at 93.24 % while female literacy rate was 67.50 %.

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

Chajol Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 35 - -
Population 174 82 92
Child (0-6) 20 8 12
Schedule Caste 14 4 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.87 % 93.24 % 67.50 %
Total Workers 99 41 58
Main Worker 40 - -
Marginal Worker 59 4 55

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.05 % of total population in Chajol village. The village Chajol currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chajol village out of total population, 99 were engaged in work activities. 40.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.