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Tahu Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Tahu is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 70 families residing. The Tahu village has population of 262 of which 137 are males while 125 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Tahu village population of children with age 0-6 is 12 which makes up 4.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tahu village is 912 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Tahu as per census is 200, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Tahu village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Tahu village was 85.60 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Tahu Male literacy stands at 94.49 % while female literacy rate was 76.42 %.

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

Tahu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 70 - -
Population 262 137 125
Child (0-6) 12 10 2
Schedule Caste 18 10 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.60 % 94.49 % 76.42 %
Total Workers 196 100 96
Main Worker 102 - -
Marginal Worker 94 3 91

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.87 % of total population in Tahu village. The village Tahu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Tahu village out of total population, 196 were engaged in work activities. 52.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 196 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.