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Shalan Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Shalan is a small village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 28 families residing. The Shalan village has population of 161 of which 82 are males while 79 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 11.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shalan village is 963 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shalan as per census is 900, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shalan village was 71.13 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shalan Male literacy stands at 81.94 % while female literacy rate was 60.00 %.

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

Shalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 161 82 79
Child (0-6) 19 10 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.13 % 81.94 % 60.00 %
Total Workers 43 39 4
Main Worker 13 - -
Marginal Worker 30 26 4

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Shalan village of Chamba district.

Work Profile

In Shalan village out of total population, 43 were engaged in work activities. 30.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.