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Shaol Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Shaol is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 124 families residing. The Shaol village has population of 703 of which 374 are males while 329 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shaol village population of children with age 0-6 is 101 which makes up 14.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shaol village is 880 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shaol as per census is 1061, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shaol village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shaol village was 57.48 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shaol Male literacy stands at 68.31 % while female literacy rate was 44.77 %.

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

Shaol Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 124 - -
Population 703 374 329
Child (0-6) 101 49 52
Schedule Caste 17 13 4
Schedule Tribe 8 3 5
Literacy 57.48 % 68.31 % 44.77 %
Total Workers 429 232 197
Main Worker 18 - -
Marginal Worker 411 218 193

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.42 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.14 % of total population in Shaol village.

Work Profile

In Shaol village out of total population, 429 were engaged in work activities. 4.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 429 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.