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Khalu Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Khalu is a medium size village located in Saluni Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 62 families residing. The Khalu village has population of 327 of which 174 are males while 153 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khalu village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 14.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khalu village is 879 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Khalu as per census is 567, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Khalu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Khalu village was 65.71 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Khalu Male literacy stands at 79.17 % while female literacy rate was 51.47 %.

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

Khalu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 62 - -
Population 327 174 153
Child (0-6) 47 30 17
Schedule Caste 167 90 77
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 65.71 % 79.17 % 51.47 %
Total Workers 219 113 106
Main Worker 148 - -
Marginal Worker 71 30 41

Caste Factor

In Khalu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.07 % of total population in Khalu village. The village Khalu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Khalu village out of total population, 219 were engaged in work activities. 67.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 219 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.