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Petarli Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Petarli is a medium size village located in Chirgaon Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 41 families residing. The Petarli village has population of 253 of which 121 are males while 132 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petarli village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 11.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petarli village is 1091 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Petarli as per census is 1417, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Petarli village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Petarli village was 76.79 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Petarli Male literacy stands at 88.99 % while female literacy rate was 65.22 %.

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

Petarli Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 41 - -
Population 253 121 132
Child (0-6) 29 12 17
Schedule Caste 8 5 3
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.79 % 88.99 % 65.22 %
Total Workers 151 75 76
Main Worker 145 - -
Marginal Worker 6 2 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.16 % of total population in Petarli village. The village Petarli currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Petarli village out of total population, 151 were engaged in work activities. 96.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 151 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.