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Chalawag Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chalawag is a small village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 16 families residing. The Chalawag village has population of 114 of which 58 are males while 56 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chalawag village population of children with age 0-6 is 14 which makes up 12.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chalawag village is 966 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chalawag as per census is 1800, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chalawag village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chalawag village was 75.00 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chalawag Male literacy stands at 77.36 % while female literacy rate was 72.34 %.

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

Chalawag Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 16 - -
Population 114 58 56
Child (0-6) 14 5 9
Schedule Caste 108 55 53
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.00 % 77.36 % 72.34 %
Total Workers 55 33 22
Main Worker 30 - -
Marginal Worker 25 11 14

Caste Factor

In Chalawag village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 94.74 % of total population in Chalawag village. The village Chalawag currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chalawag village out of total population, 55 were engaged in work activities. 54.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.