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Banah Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Banah is a medium size village located in Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 163 families residing. The Banah village has population of 932 of which 475 are males while 457 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banah village population of children with age 0-6 is 137 which makes up 14.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banah village is 962 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Banah as per census is 903, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Banah village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Banah village was 89.06 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Banah Male literacy stands at 92.31 % while female literacy rate was 85.71 %.

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

Banah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 163 - -
Population 932 475 457
Child (0-6) 137 72 65
Schedule Caste 490 255 235
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.06 % 92.31 % 85.71 %
Total Workers 675 343 332
Main Worker 304 - -
Marginal Worker 371 110 261

Caste Factor

In Banah village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.58 % of total population in Banah village. The village Banah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Banah village out of total population, 675 were engaged in work activities. 45.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 675 workers engaged in Main Work, 263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.