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Pukhri Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Pukhri is a medium size village located in Dalhousie Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 165 families residing. The Pukhri village has population of 775 of which 381 are males while 394 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pukhri village population of children with age 0-6 is 70 which makes up 9.03 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pukhri village is 1034 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Pukhri as per census is 1333, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Pukhri village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pukhri village was 84.68 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Pukhri Male literacy stands at 94.59 % while female literacy rate was 74.86 %.

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

Pukhri Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 165 - -
Population 775 381 394
Child (0-6) 70 30 40
Schedule Caste 14 7 7
Schedule Tribe 548 268 280
Literacy 84.68 % 94.59 % 74.86 %
Total Workers 404 215 189
Main Worker 181 - -
Marginal Worker 223 66 157

Caste Factor

In Pukhri village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 70.71 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.81 % of total population in Pukhri village.

Work Profile

In Pukhri village out of total population, 404 were engaged in work activities. 44.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 404 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.