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Barmu Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Barmu is a medium size village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 296 families residing. The Barmu village has population of 983 of which 566 are males while 417 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barmu village population of children with age 0-6 is 119 which makes up 12.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barmu village is 737 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barmu as per census is 506, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barmu village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barmu village was 91.20 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barmu Male literacy stands at 92.20 % while female literacy rate was 89.92 %.

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

Barmu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 296 - -
Population 983 566 417
Child (0-6) 119 79 40
Schedule Caste 80 42 38
Schedule Tribe 8 6 2
Literacy 91.20 % 92.20 % 89.92 %
Total Workers 349 284 65
Main Worker 323 - -
Marginal Worker 26 12 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.14 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.81 % of total population in Barmu village.

Work Profile

In Barmu village out of total population, 349 were engaged in work activities. 92.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 349 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.