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Masal Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Masal is a medium size village located in Nagrota Bagwan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 174 families residing. The Masal village has population of 843 of which 432 are males while 411 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Masal village population of children with age 0-6 is 101 which makes up 11.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Masal village is 951 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Masal as per census is 1196, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Masal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Masal village was 83.69 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Masal Male literacy stands at 91.45 % while female literacy rate was 75.28 %.

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

Masal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 174 - -
Population 843 432 411
Child (0-6) 101 46 55
Schedule Caste 103 56 47
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.69 % 91.45 % 75.28 %
Total Workers 411 250 161
Main Worker 38 - -
Marginal Worker 373 217 156

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.22 % of total population in Masal village. The village Masal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Masal village out of total population, 411 were engaged in work activities. 9.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 411 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.