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Gandhiar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gandhiar is a medium size village located in Dalhousie Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 82 families residing. The Gandhiar village has population of 408 of which 197 are males while 211 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gandhiar village population of children with age 0-6 is 57 which makes up 13.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gandhiar village is 1071 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gandhiar as per census is 839, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gandhiar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gandhiar village was 70.94 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gandhiar Male literacy stands at 78.31 % while female literacy rate was 64.32 %.

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

Gandhiar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 82 - -
Population 408 197 211
Child (0-6) 57 31 26
Schedule Caste 11 4 7
Schedule Tribe 5 3 2
Literacy 70.94 % 78.31 % 64.32 %
Total Workers 313 153 160
Main Worker 135 - -
Marginal Worker 178 80 98

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.70 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.23 % of total population in Gandhiar village.

Work Profile

In Gandhiar village out of total population, 313 were engaged in work activities. 43.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 313 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.