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Gaher Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gaher is a small village located in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 40 families residing. The Gaher village has population of 195 of which 106 are males while 89 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaher village population of children with age 0-6 is 18 which makes up 9.23 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaher village is 840 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaher as per census is 636, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gaher village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaher village was 85.31 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gaher Male literacy stands at 89.47 % while female literacy rate was 80.49 %.

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

Gaher Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 40 - -
Population 195 106 89
Child (0-6) 18 11 7
Schedule Caste 81 43 38
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.31 % 89.47 % 80.49 %
Total Workers 52 48 4
Main Worker 41 - -
Marginal Worker 11 11 0

Caste Factor

In Gaher village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.54 % of total population in Gaher village. The village Gaher currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gaher village out of total population, 52 were engaged in work activities. 78.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.