Bhowen Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Bhowen is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 137 families residing. The Bhowen village has population of 774 of which 379 are males while 395 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhowen village population of children with age 0-6 is 97 which makes up 12.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhowen village is 1042 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhowen as per census is 796, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bhowen village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhowen village was 67.95 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bhowen Male literacy stands at 84.31 % while female literacy rate was 52.84 %.

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

Bhowen Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	137	-	-
Population	774	379	395
Child (0-6)	97	54	43
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	733	355	378
Literacy	67.95 %	84.31 %	52.84 %
Total Workers	393	176	217
Main Worker	182	-	-
Marginal Worker	211	12	199

Caste Factor

In Bhowen village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 94.70 % of total population in Bhowen village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Bhowen village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Bhowen village out of total population, 393 were engaged in work activities. 46.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 393 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.