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Kalmala Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Kalmala is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 170 families residing. The Kalmala village has population of 1007 of which 514 are males while 493 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kalmala village population of children with age 0-6 is 154 which makes up 15.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kalmala village is 959 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kalmala as per census is 812, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kalmala village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kalmala village was 54.40 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kalmala Male literacy stands at 64.34 % while female literacy rate was 44.34 %.

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

Kalmala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 170 - -
Population 1,007 514 493
Child (0-6) 154 85 69
Schedule Caste 230 123 107
Schedule Tribe 465 230 235
Literacy 54.40 % 64.34 % 44.34 %
Total Workers 391 279 112
Main Worker 376 - -
Marginal Worker 15 13 2

Caste Factor

In Kalmala village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 46.18 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 22.84 % of total population in Kalmala village.

Work Profile

In Kalmala village out of total population, 391 were engaged in work activities. 96.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 391 workers engaged in Main Work, 363 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.