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Agahar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Agahar is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 155 families residing. The Agahar village has population of 829 of which 409 are males while 420 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Agahar village population of children with age 0-6 is 135 which makes up 16.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Agahar village is 1027 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Agahar as per census is 1015, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Agahar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Agahar village was 68.73 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Agahar Male literacy stands at 78.07 % while female literacy rate was 59.66 %.

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

Agahar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 155 - -
Population 829 409 420
Child (0-6) 135 67 68
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 284 158 126
Literacy 68.73 % 78.07 % 59.66 %
Total Workers 463 230 233
Main Worker 357 - -
Marginal Worker 106 40 66

Caste Factor

Agahar village of Chamba has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 34.26 % of total population in Agahar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Agahar village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Agahar village out of total population, 463 were engaged in work activities. 77.11 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.89 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 463 workers engaged in Main Work, 328 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.