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Ban Kalan Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Ban Kalan is a medium size village located in Nahan Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 242 families residing. The Ban Kalan village has population of 1189 of which 631 are males while 558 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ban Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 163 which makes up 13.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ban Kalan village is 884 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Ban Kalan as per census is 940, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Ban Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ban Kalan village was 84.80 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Ban Kalan Male literacy stands at 90.49 % while female literacy rate was 78.29 %.

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

Ban Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 242 - -
Population 1,189 631 558
Child (0-6) 163 84 79
Schedule Caste 762 394 368
Schedule Tribe 5 3 2
Literacy 84.80 % 90.49 % 78.29 %
Total Workers 521 333 188
Main Worker 280 - -
Marginal Worker 241 76 165

Caste Factor

In Ban Kalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.09 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.42 % of total population in Ban Kalan village.

Work Profile

In Ban Kalan village out of total population, 521 were engaged in work activities. 53.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 521 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.