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Shal Gaon Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shal Gaon is a medium size village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 51 families residing. The Shal Gaon village has population of 234 of which 114 are males while 120 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shal Gaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 10.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shal Gaon village is 1053 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shal Gaon as per census is 1273, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shal Gaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shal Gaon village was 90.91 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shal Gaon Male literacy stands at 96.12 % while female literacy rate was 85.85 %.

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

Shal Gaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 51 - -
Population 234 114 120
Child (0-6) 25 11 14
Schedule Caste 177 84 93
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.91 % 96.12 % 85.85 %
Total Workers 80 68 12
Main Worker 77 - -
Marginal Worker 3 1 2

Caste Factor

In Shal Gaon village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 75.64 % of total population in Shal Gaon village. The village Shal Gaon currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shal Gaon village out of total population, 80 were engaged in work activities. 96.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.