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Gorwa Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gorwa is a medium size village located in Chaupal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Gorwa village has population of 212 of which 104 are males while 108 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gorwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 12.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gorwa village is 1038 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gorwa as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gorwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gorwa village was 71.51 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gorwa Male literacy stands at 73.63 % while female literacy rate was 69.47 %.

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

Gorwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 212 104 108
Child (0-6) 26 13 13
Schedule Caste 61 29 32
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.51 % 73.63 % 69.47 %
Total Workers 195 95 100
Main Worker 138 - -
Marginal Worker 57 26 31

Caste Factor

Gorwa village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.77 % of total population in Gorwa village. The village Gorwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gorwa village out of total population, 195 were engaged in work activities. 70.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 195 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.