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Bakkal Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Bakkal is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 78 families residing. The Bakkal village has population of 392 of which 205 are males while 187 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bakkal village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 11.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bakkal village is 912 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bakkal as per census is 1136, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bakkal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bakkal village was 62.90 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bakkal Male literacy stands at 72.13 % while female literacy rate was 52.47 %.

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

Bakkal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 78 - -
Population 392 205 187
Child (0-6) 47 22 25
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 63 35 28
Literacy 62.90 % 72.13 % 52.47 %
Total Workers 342 182 160
Main Worker 184 - -
Marginal Worker 158 85 73

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 16.07 % of total population in Bakkal village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Bakkal village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Bakkal village out of total population, 342 were engaged in work activities. 53.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 342 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.