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Shanag Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shanag is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 27 families residing. The Shanag village has population of 126 of which 66 are males while 60 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shanag village population of children with age 0-6 is 21 which makes up 16.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shanag village is 909 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shanag as per census is 1333, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shanag village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shanag village was 67.62 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shanag Male literacy stands at 77.19 % while female literacy rate was 56.25 %.

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

Shanag Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 27 - -
Population 126 66 60
Child (0-6) 21 9 12
Schedule Caste 82 46 36
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.62 % 77.19 % 56.25 %
Total Workers 101 53 48
Main Worker 33 - -
Marginal Worker 68 22 46

Caste Factor

In Shanag village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.08 % of total population in Shanag village. The village Shanag currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shanag village out of total population, 101 were engaged in work activities. 32.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 101 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.