Katwar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Katwar is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 123 families residing. The Katwar village has population of 678 of which 337 are males while 341 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Katwar village population of children with age 0-6 is 123 which makes up 18.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Katwar village is 1012 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Katwar as per census is 922, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Katwar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Katwar village was 44.50 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Katwar Male literacy stands at 55.68 % while female literacy rate was 33.69 %.

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

Katwar Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	123	-	-
Population	678	337	341
Child (0-6)	123	64	59
Schedule Caste	231	124	107
Schedule Tribe	273	133	140
Literacy	44.50 %	55.68 %	33.69 %
Total Workers	338	168	170
Main Worker	134	-	-
Marginal Worker	204	92	112

Caste Factor

In Katwar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 40.27 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 34.07 % of total population in Katwar village.

Work Profile

In Katwar village out of total population, 338 were engaged in work activities. 39.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 338 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.