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Kharel Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kharel is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 79 families residing. The Kharel village has population of 318 of which 165 are males while 153 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharel village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 14.78 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharel village is 927 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharel as per census is 567, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kharel village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharel village was 77.49 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kharel Male literacy stands at 80.74 % while female literacy rate was 74.26 %.

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

Kharel Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 79 - -
Population 318 165 153
Child (0-6) 47 30 17
Schedule Caste 107 54 53
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.49 % 80.74 % 74.26 %
Total Workers 214 106 108
Main Worker 108 - -
Marginal Worker 106 2 104

Caste Factor

Kharel village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.65 % of total population in Kharel village. The village Kharel currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kharel village out of total population, 214 were engaged in work activities. 50.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 214 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.