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Laga Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Laga is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 87 families residing. The Laga village has population of 503 of which 217 are males while 286 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Laga village population of children with age 0-6 is 85 which makes up 16.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Laga village is 1318 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Laga as per census is 1500, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Laga village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Laga village was 65.07 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Laga Male literacy stands at 78.14 % while female literacy rate was 54.89 %.

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

Laga Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 87 - -
Population 503 217 286
Child (0-6) 85 34 51
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 373 162 211
Literacy 65.07 % 78.14 % 54.89 %
Total Workers 244 117 127
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 121 81 40

Caste Factor

In Laga village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 74.16 % of total population in Laga village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Laga village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Laga village out of total population, 244 were engaged in work activities. 50.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 244 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.