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Gharthun Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gharthun is a medium size village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 152 families residing. The Gharthun village has population of 665 of which 307 are males while 358 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gharthun village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 11.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gharthun village is 1166 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gharthun as per census is 1054, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gharthun village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gharthun village was 83.53 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gharthun Male literacy stands at 93.33 % while female literacy rate was 75.24 %.

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

Gharthun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 152 - -
Population 665 307 358
Child (0-6) 76 37 39
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 57 29 28
Literacy 83.53 % 93.33 % 75.24 %
Total Workers 390 180 210
Main Worker 37 - -
Marginal Worker 353 148 205

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 8.57 % of total population in Gharthun village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gharthun village of Kangra.

Work Profile

In Gharthun village out of total population, 390 were engaged in work activities. 9.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 390 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.