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Arhal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Arhal is a medium size village located in Rohru Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 211 families residing. The Arhal village has population of 944 of which 467 are males while 477 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 83 which makes up 8.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arhal village is 1021 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Arhal as per census is 660, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Arhal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Arhal village was 76.66 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Arhal Male literacy stands at 86.57 % while female literacy rate was 67.34 %.

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

Arhal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 211 - -
Population 944 467 477
Child (0-6) 83 50 33
Schedule Caste 170 81 89
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.66 % 86.57 % 67.34 %
Total Workers 523 260 263
Main Worker 253 - -
Marginal Worker 270 92 178

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.01 % of total population in Arhal village. The village Arhal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Arhal village out of total population, 523 were engaged in work activities. 48.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 523 workers engaged in Main Work, 124 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.