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Gosan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gosan is a small village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 28 families residing. The Gosan village has population of 165 of which 77 are males while 88 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gosan village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 9.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gosan village is 1143 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gosan as per census is 1500, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gosan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gosan village was 97.33 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gosan Male literacy stands at 98.59 % while female literacy rate was 96.20 %.

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

Gosan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 165 77 88
Child (0-6) 15 6 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 97.33 % 98.59 % 96.20 %
Total Workers 155 74 81
Main Worker 42 - -
Marginal Worker 113 46 67

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Gosan village of Shimla district.

Work Profile

In Gosan village out of total population, 155 were engaged in work activities. 27.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 155 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.