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Shalar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shalar is a medium size village located in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 66 families residing. The Shalar village has population of 320 of which 161 are males while 159 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shalar village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 7.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shalar village is 988 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shalar as per census is 389, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shalar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shalar village was 78.64 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shalar Male literacy stands at 88.81 % while female literacy rate was 69.08 %.

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

Shalar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 320 161 159
Child (0-6) 25 18 7
Schedule Caste 91 47 44
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.64 % 88.81 % 69.08 %
Total Workers 103 84 19
Main Worker 100 - -
Marginal Worker 3 2 1

Caste Factor

Shalar village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.44 % of total population in Shalar village. The village Shalar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shalar village out of total population, 103 were engaged in work activities. 97.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.