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Adhwar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Adhwar is a medium size village located in Sihunta Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 99 families residing. The Adhwar village has population of 484 of which 213 are males while 271 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Adhwar village population of children with age 0-6 is 62 which makes up 12.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Adhwar village is 1272 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Adhwar as per census is 1296, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Adhwar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Adhwar village was 74.41 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Adhwar Male literacy stands at 87.63 % while female literacy rate was 63.98 %.

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

Adhwar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 99 - -
Population 484 213 271
Child (0-6) 62 27 35
Schedule Caste 17 9 8
Schedule Tribe 408 173 235
Literacy 74.41 % 87.63 % 63.98 %
Total Workers 253 107 146
Main Worker 93 - -
Marginal Worker 160 27 133

Caste Factor

In Adhwar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 84.30 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.51 % of total population in Adhwar village.

Work Profile

In Adhwar village out of total population, 253 were engaged in work activities. 36.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 253 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.