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Gahal Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Gahal is a medium size village located in Renuka Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 132 families residing. The Gahal village has population of 962 of which 503 are males while 459 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahal village population of children with age 0-6 is 177 which makes up 18.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahal village is 913 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahal as per census is 1058, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gahal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahal village was 70.19 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gahal Male literacy stands at 77.70 % while female literacy rate was 61.68 %.

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

Gahal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 132 - -
Population 962 503 459
Child (0-6) 177 86 91
Schedule Caste 443 242 201
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.19 % 77.70 % 61.68 %
Total Workers 559 293 266
Main Worker 265 - -
Marginal Worker 294 69 225

Caste Factor

In Gahal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.05 % of total population in Gahal village. The village Gahal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gahal village out of total population, 559 were engaged in work activities. 47.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 559 workers engaged in Main Work, 255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.