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Astani Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Astani is a medium size village located in Rohru Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 67 families residing. The Astani village has population of 303 of which 156 are males while 147 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Astani village population of children with age 0-6 is 22 which makes up 7.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Astani village is 942 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Astani as per census is 1200, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Astani village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Astani village was 69.04 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Astani Male literacy stands at 84.25 % while female literacy rate was 52.59 %.

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

Astani Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 67 - -
Population 303 156 147
Child (0-6) 22 10 12
Schedule Caste 7 5 2
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.04 % 84.25 % 52.59 %
Total Workers 222 112 110
Main Worker 104 - -
Marginal Worker 118 21 97

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.31 % of total population in Astani village. The village Astani currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Astani village out of total population, 222 were engaged in work activities. 46.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 222 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.