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Chanaur Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Chanaur is a medium size village located in Indora Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 343 families residing. The Chanaur village has population of 1708 of which 889 are males while 819 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chanaur village population of children with age 0-6 is 170 which makes up 9.95 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chanaur village is 921 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chanaur as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chanaur village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chanaur village was 85.76 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chanaur Male literacy stands at 89.20 % while female literacy rate was 82.16 %.

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

Chanaur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 343 - -
Population 1,708 889 819
Child (0-6) 170 102 68
Schedule Caste 930 489 441
Schedule Tribe 69 29 40
Literacy 85.76 % 89.20 % 82.16 %
Total Workers 630 426 204
Main Worker 362 - -
Marginal Worker 268 144 124

Caste Factor

In Chanaur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.45 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.04 % of total population in Chanaur village.

Work Profile

In Chanaur village out of total population, 630 were engaged in work activities. 57.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 630 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.