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Podul Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Podul is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Podul village has population of 292 of which 146 are males while 146 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Podul village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 10.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Podul village is 1000 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Podul as per census is 429, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Podul village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Podul village was 86.26 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Podul Male literacy stands at 92.00 % while female literacy rate was 81.02 %.

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

Podul Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 292 146 146
Child (0-6) 30 21 9
Schedule Caste 55 28 27
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.26 % 92.00 % 81.02 %
Total Workers 177 90 87
Main Worker 175 - -
Marginal Worker 2 1 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.84 % of total population in Podul village. The village Podul currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Podul village out of total population, 177 were engaged in work activities. 98.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 177 workers engaged in Main Work, 157 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.