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Shanshar Population - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Shanshar is a large village located in Sainj Tehsil of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh with total 566 families residing. The Shanshar village has population of 2681 of which 1362 are males while 1319 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shanshar village population of children with age 0-6 is 369 which makes up 13.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shanshar village is 968 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shanshar as per census is 1005, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shanshar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shanshar village was 74.26 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shanshar Male literacy stands at 82.17 % while female literacy rate was 66.05 %.

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

Shanshar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 566 - -
Population 2,681 1,362 1,319
Child (0-6) 369 184 185
Schedule Caste 1,388 708 680
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.26 % 82.17 % 66.05 %
Total Workers 2,036 1,040 996
Main Worker 1,485 - -
Marginal Worker 551 253 298

Caste Factor

In Shanshar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.77 % of total population in Shanshar village. The village Shanshar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shanshar village out of total population, 2036 were engaged in work activities. 72.94 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.06 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2036 workers engaged in Main Work, 1256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.