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Gajta Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gajta is a small village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 28 families residing. The Gajta village has population of 113 of which 56 are males while 57 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gajta village population of children with age 0-6 is 8 which makes up 7.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gajta village is 1018 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gajta as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gajta village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gajta village was 74.29 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gajta Male literacy stands at 78.85 % while female literacy rate was 69.81 %.

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

Gajta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 113 56 57
Child (0-6) 8 4 4
Schedule Caste 8 5 3
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.29 % 78.85 % 69.81 %
Total Workers 43 38 5
Main Worker 41 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.08 % of total population in Gajta village. The village Gajta currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gajta village out of total population, 43 were engaged in work activities. 95.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.