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Kanda Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kanda is a medium size village located in Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 43 families residing. The Kanda village has population of 247 of which 118 are males while 129 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanda village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 10.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanda village is 1093 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanda as per census is 1167, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kanda village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanda village was 78.28 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kanda Male literacy stands at 84.91 % while female literacy rate was 72.17 %.

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

Kanda Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 43 - -
Population 247 118 129
Child (0-6) 26 12 14
Schedule Caste 82 42 40
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.28 % 84.91 % 72.17 %
Total Workers 169 82 87
Main Worker 115 - -
Marginal Worker 54 21 33

Caste Factor

Kanda village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.20 % of total population in Kanda village. The village Kanda currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kanda village out of total population, 169 were engaged in work activities. 68.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 169 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.