Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Karel Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Karel is a medium size village located in Pangi Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 45 families residing. The Karel village has population of 201 of which 102 are males while 99 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karel village population of children with age 0-6 is 12 which makes up 5.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karel village is 971 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Karel as per census is 714, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Karel village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Karel village was 73.54 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Karel Male literacy stands at 85.26 % while female literacy rate was 61.70 %.

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

Karel Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 45 - -
Population 201 102 99
Child (0-6) 12 7 5
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 167 82 85
Literacy 73.54 % 85.26 % 61.70 %
Total Workers 136 68 68
Main Worker 32 - -
Marginal Worker 104 44 60

Caste Factor

In Karel village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 83.08 % of total population in Karel village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Karel village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Karel village out of total population, 136 were engaged in work activities. 23.53 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.47 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.