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Bihar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Bihar is a medium size village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 104 families residing. The Bihar village has population of 495 of which 256 are males while 239 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bihar village population of children with age 0-6 is 52 which makes up 10.51 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bihar village is 934 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bihar as per census is 1364, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bihar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bihar village was 97.29 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bihar Male literacy stands at 97.86 % while female literacy rate was 96.65 %.

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

Bihar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 104 - -
Population 495 256 239
Child (0-6) 52 22 30
Schedule Caste 159 79 80
Schedule Tribe 6 4 2
Literacy 97.29 % 97.86 % 96.65 %
Total Workers 158 132 26
Main Worker 151 - -
Marginal Worker 7 6 1

Caste Factor

Bihar village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.12 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.21 % of total population in Bihar village.

Work Profile

In Bihar village out of total population, 158 were engaged in work activities. 95.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 158 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.