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Pohal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Pohal is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 65 families residing. The Pohal village has population of 285 of which 142 are males while 143 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pohal village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 11.23 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pohal village is 1007 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Pohal as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Pohal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pohal village was 85.38 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Pohal Male literacy stands at 92.86 % while female literacy rate was 77.95 %.

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

Pohal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 65 - -
Population 285 142 143
Child (0-6) 32 16 16
Schedule Caste 35 15 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.38 % 92.86 % 77.95 %
Total Workers 231 119 112
Main Worker 206 - -
Marginal Worker 25 8 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.28 % of total population in Pohal village. The village Pohal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pohal village out of total population, 231 were engaged in work activities. 89.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 231 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.