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Shal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shal is a medium size village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 48 families residing. The Shal village has population of 241 of which 123 are males while 118 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shal village population of children with age 0-6 is 28 which makes up 11.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shal village is 959 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shal as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shal village was 84.04 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shal Male literacy stands at 89.91 % while female literacy rate was 77.88 %.

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

Shal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 48 - -
Population 241 123 118
Child (0-6) 28 14 14
Schedule Caste 114 57 57
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.04 % 89.91 % 77.88 %
Total Workers 145 75 70
Main Worker 68 - -
Marginal Worker 77 18 59

Caste Factor

In Shal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.30 % of total population in Shal village. The village Shal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shal village out of total population, 145 were engaged in work activities. 46.90 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.10 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 145 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.