Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Khar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Khar is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 42 families residing. The Khar village has population of 220 of which 111 are males while 109 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khar village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 13.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khar village is 982 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Khar as per census is 765, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Khar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Khar village was 78.95 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Khar Male literacy stands at 90.43 % while female literacy rate was 67.71 %.

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

Khar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 42 - -
Population 220 111 109
Child (0-6) 30 17 13
Schedule Caste 85 40 45
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.95 % 90.43 % 67.71 %
Total Workers 136 67 69
Main Worker 66 - -
Marginal Worker 70 3 67

Caste Factor

In Khar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.64 % of total population in Khar village. The village Khar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Khar village out of total population, 136 were engaged in work activities. 48.53 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.47 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.