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Chikkhar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chikkhar is a small village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 27 families residing. The Chikkhar village has population of 123 of which 59 are males while 64 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chikkhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 9 which makes up 7.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chikkhar village is 1085 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chikkhar as per census is 500, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chikkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chikkhar village was 85.09 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chikkhar Male literacy stands at 94.34 % while female literacy rate was 77.05 %.

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

Chikkhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 27 - -
Population 123 59 64
Child (0-6) 9 6 3
Schedule Caste 16 7 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.09 % 94.34 % 77.05 %
Total Workers 77 38 39
Main Worker 32 - -
Marginal Worker 45 9 36

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.01 % of total population in Chikkhar village. The village Chikkhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chikkhar village out of total population, 77 were engaged in work activities. 41.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.