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Gharnot Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gharnot is a medium size village located in Baijnath Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 100 families residing. The Gharnot village has population of 472 of which 240 are males while 232 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gharnot village population of children with age 0-6 is 50 which makes up 10.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gharnot village is 967 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gharnot as per census is 1174, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gharnot village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gharnot village was 81.99 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gharnot Male literacy stands at 90.32 % while female literacy rate was 73.17 %.

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

Gharnot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 100 - -
Population 472 240 232
Child (0-6) 50 23 27
Schedule Caste 172 92 80
Schedule Tribe 23 16 7
Literacy 81.99 % 90.32 % 73.17 %
Total Workers 246 155 91
Main Worker 232 - -
Marginal Worker 14 4 10

Caste Factor

In Gharnot village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.44 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.87 % of total population in Gharnot village.

Work Profile

In Gharnot village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 94.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.