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Bajah Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Bajah is a medium size village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 61 families residing. The Bajah village has population of 348 of which 190 are males while 158 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bajah village population of children with age 0-6 is 42 which makes up 12.07 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bajah village is 832 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bajah as per census is 615, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bajah village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bajah village was 70.26 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bajah Male literacy stands at 80.49 % while female literacy rate was 58.45 %.

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

Bajah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 61 - -
Population 348 190 158
Child (0-6) 42 26 16
Schedule Caste 95 51 44
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.26 % 80.49 % 58.45 %
Total Workers 224 122 102
Main Worker 115 - -
Marginal Worker 109 20 89

Caste Factor

Bajah village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.30 % of total population in Bajah village. The village Bajah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bajah village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 51.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.