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Hira Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Hira is a medium size village located in Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 167 families residing. The Hira village has population of 848 of which 444 are males while 404 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Hira village population of children with age 0-6 is 140 which makes up 16.51 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hira village is 910 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Hira as per census is 972, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Hira village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Hira village was 75.99 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Hira Male literacy stands at 82.84 % while female literacy rate was 68.36 %.

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

Hira Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 167 - -
Population 848 444 404
Child (0-6) 140 71 69
Schedule Caste 320 166 154
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.99 % 82.84 % 68.36 %
Total Workers 564 303 261
Main Worker 207 - -
Marginal Worker 357 120 237

Caste Factor

In Hira village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.74 % of total population in Hira village. The village Hira currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Hira village out of total population, 564 were engaged in work activities. 36.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 564 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.