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Rakar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Rakar is a medium size village located in Dharmsala Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 289 families residing. The Rakar village has population of 1258 of which 637 are males while 621 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Rakar village population of children with age 0-6 is 145 which makes up 11.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rakar village is 975 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Rakar as per census is 768, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Rakar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Rakar village was 82.12 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Rakar Male literacy stands at 89.73 % while female literacy rate was 74.55 %.

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

Rakar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 289 - -
Population 1,258 637 621
Child (0-6) 145 82 63
Schedule Caste 123 53 70
Schedule Tribe 817 430 387
Literacy 82.12 % 89.73 % 74.55 %
Total Workers 459 312 147
Main Worker 282 - -
Marginal Worker 177 81 96

Caste Factor

In Rakar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 64.94 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 9.78 % of total population in Rakar village.

Work Profile

In Rakar village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 61.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.