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Gurah Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gurah is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Gurah village has population of 278 of which 142 are males while 136 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gurah village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 10.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gurah village is 958 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gurah as per census is 579, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gurah village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gurah village was 86.29 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gurah Male literacy stands at 91.87 % while female literacy rate was 80.80 %.

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

Gurah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 278 142 136
Child (0-6) 30 19 11
Schedule Caste 78 39 39
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.29 % 91.87 % 80.80 %
Total Workers 76 67 9
Main Worker 19 - -
Marginal Worker 57 53 4

Caste Factor

Gurah village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.06 % of total population in Gurah village. The village Gurah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gurah village out of total population, 76 were engaged in work activities. 25.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.