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Kanhar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Kanhar is a small village located in Bhalai Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 32 families residing. The Kanhar village has population of 164 of which 79 are males while 85 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 28 which makes up 17.07 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanhar village is 1076 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanhar as per census is 867, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kanhar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanhar village was 85.29 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kanhar Male literacy stands at 90.63 % while female literacy rate was 80.56 %.

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

Kanhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 32 - -
Population 164 79 85
Child (0-6) 28 15 13
Schedule Caste 89 40 49
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.29 % 90.63 % 80.56 %
Total Workers 94 43 51
Main Worker 36 - -
Marginal Worker 58 7 51

Caste Factor

In Kanhar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.27 % of total population in Kanhar village. The village Kanhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kanhar village out of total population, 94 were engaged in work activities. 38.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 94 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.