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Gastari Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gastari is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Gastari village has population of 170 of which 86 are males while 84 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gastari village population of children with age 0-6 is 14 which makes up 8.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gastari village is 977 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gastari as per census is 750, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gastari village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gastari village was 78.85 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gastari Male literacy stands at 89.74 % while female literacy rate was 67.95 %.

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

Gastari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 170 86 84
Child (0-6) 14 8 6
Schedule Caste 46 17 29
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.85 % 89.74 % 67.95 %
Total Workers 119 61 58
Main Worker 37 - -
Marginal Worker 82 26 56

Caste Factor

Gastari village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.06 % of total population in Gastari village. The village Gastari currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gastari village out of total population, 119 were engaged in work activities. 31.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 119 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.