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Chikhar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chikhar is a medium size village located in Junga Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 98 families residing. The Chikhar village has population of 545 of which 277 are males while 268 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chikhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 74 which makes up 13.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chikhar village is 968 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chikhar as per census is 1176, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chikhar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chikhar village was 84.08 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chikhar Male literacy stands at 90.53 % while female literacy rate was 77.19 %.

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

Chikhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 98 - -
Population 545 277 268
Child (0-6) 74 34 40
Schedule Caste 266 133 133
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.08 % 90.53 % 77.19 %
Total Workers 314 162 152
Main Worker 311 - -
Marginal Worker 3 1 2

Caste Factor

In Chikhar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.81 % of total population in Chikhar village. The village Chikhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chikhar village out of total population, 314 were engaged in work activities. 99.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 314 workers engaged in Main Work, 268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.