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Barah Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Barah is a medium size village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 82 families residing. The Barah village has population of 309 of which 170 are males while 139 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barah village population of children with age 0-6 is 40 which makes up 12.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barah village is 818 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barah as per census is 1105, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barah village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barah village was 91.82 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barah Male literacy stands at 96.69 % while female literacy rate was 85.59 %.

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

Barah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 82 - -
Population 309 170 139
Child (0-6) 40 19 21
Schedule Caste 51 29 22
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 91.82 % 96.69 % 85.59 %
Total Workers 110 94 16
Main Worker 110 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.50 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.97 % of total population in Barah village.

Work Profile

In Barah village out of total population, 110 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 110 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.