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Shawala Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shawala is a medium size village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 116 families residing. The Shawala village has population of 600 of which 282 are males while 318 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shawala village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 13.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shawala village is 1128 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shawala as per census is 1222, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shawala village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shawala village was 69.42 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shawala Male literacy stands at 76.83 % while female literacy rate was 62.77 %.

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

Shawala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 116 - -
Population 600 282 318
Child (0-6) 80 36 44
Schedule Caste 469 216 253
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.42 % 76.83 % 62.77 %
Total Workers 328 155 173
Main Worker 164 - -
Marginal Worker 164 4 160

Caste Factor

In Shawala village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 78.17 % of total population in Shawala village. The village Shawala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shawala village out of total population, 328 were engaged in work activities. 50.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 328 workers engaged in Main Work, 132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.