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Chanawag Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chanawag is a medium size village located in Seoni Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 57 families residing. The Chanawag village has population of 304 of which 155 are males while 149 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chanawag village population of children with age 0-6 is 28 which makes up 9.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chanawag village is 961 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chanawag as per census is 1154, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chanawag village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chanawag village was 86.96 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chanawag Male literacy stands at 96.48 % while female literacy rate was 76.87 %.

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

Chanawag Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 304 155 149
Child (0-6) 28 13 15
Schedule Caste 200 104 96
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.96 % 96.48 % 76.87 %
Total Workers 187 97 90
Main Worker 185 - -
Marginal Worker 2 1 1

Caste Factor

In Chanawag village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.79 % of total population in Chanawag village. The village Chanawag currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chanawag village out of total population, 187 were engaged in work activities. 98.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 187 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.