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Shinga Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Shinga is a medium size village located in Saluni Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 90 families residing. The Shinga village has population of 586 of which 296 are males while 290 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shinga village population of children with age 0-6 is 97 which makes up 16.55 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shinga village is 980 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shinga as per census is 1310, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shinga village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shinga village was 65.24 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shinga Male literacy stands at 78.35 % while female literacy rate was 51.06 %.

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

Shinga Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 90 - -
Population 586 296 290
Child (0-6) 97 42 55
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 177 90 87
Literacy 65.24 % 78.35 % 51.06 %
Total Workers 418 213 205
Main Worker 198 - -
Marginal Worker 220 138 82

Caste Factor

Shinga village of Chamba has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 30.20 % of total population in Shinga village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shinga village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Shinga village out of total population, 418 were engaged in work activities. 47.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 418 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.