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Gwar Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gwar is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 150 families residing. The Gwar village has population of 748 of which 391 are males while 357 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gwar village population of children with age 0-6 is 93 which makes up 12.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gwar village is 913 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gwar as per census is 979, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gwar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gwar village was 64.12 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gwar Male literacy stands at 74.13 % while female literacy rate was 53.05 %.

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

Gwar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 150 - -
Population 748 391 357
Child (0-6) 93 47 46
Schedule Caste 55 25 30
Schedule Tribe 161 91 70
Literacy 64.12 % 74.13 % 53.05 %
Total Workers 443 228 215
Main Worker 234 - -
Marginal Worker 209 22 187

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 21.52 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 7.35 % of total population in Gwar village.

Work Profile

In Gwar village out of total population, 443 were engaged in work activities. 52.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 443 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.