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Wakna Population - Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Wakna is a medium size village located in Kandaghat Tehsil of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh with total 261 families residing. The Wakna village has population of 1216 of which 631 are males while 585 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wakna village population of children with age 0-6 is 166 which makes up 13.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wakna village is 927 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Wakna as per census is 1243, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Wakna village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Wakna village was 82.67 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Wakna Male literacy stands at 87.97 % while female literacy rate was 76.67 %.

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

Wakna Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 261 - -
Population 1,216 631 585
Child (0-6) 166 74 92
Schedule Caste 302 147 155
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2
Literacy 82.67 % 87.97 % 76.67 %
Total Workers 503 377 126
Main Worker 501 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.84 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.33 % of total population in Wakna village.

Work Profile

In Wakna village out of total population, 503 were engaged in work activities. 99.60 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.40 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 503 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.