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Rakh Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Rakh is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 174 families residing. The Rakh village has population of 805 of which 464 are males while 341 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Rakh village population of children with age 0-6 is 108 which makes up 13.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rakh village is 735 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Rakh as per census is 831, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Rakh village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Rakh village was 80.34 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Rakh Male literacy stands at 91.36 % while female literacy rate was 65.07 %.

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

Rakh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 174 - -
Population 805 464 341
Child (0-6) 108 59 49
Schedule Caste 17 6 11
Schedule Tribe 78 40 38
Literacy 80.34 % 91.36 % 65.07 %
Total Workers 398 285 113
Main Worker 380 - -
Marginal Worker 18 14 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 9.69 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.11 % of total population in Rakh village.

Work Profile

In Rakh village out of total population, 398 were engaged in work activities. 95.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 398 workers engaged in Main Work, 178 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.