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Gawai Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gawai is a small village located in Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 28 families residing. The Gawai village has population of 191 of which 107 are males while 84 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gawai village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 13.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gawai village is 785 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gawai as per census is 529, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gawai village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gawai village was 46.67 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gawai Male literacy stands at 50.00 % while female literacy rate was 42.67 %.

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

Gawai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 191 107 84
Child (0-6) 26 17 9
Schedule Caste 67 42 25
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 46.67 % 50.00 % 42.67 %
Total Workers 149 81 68
Main Worker 48 - -
Marginal Worker 101 36 65

Caste Factor

In Gawai village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.08 % of total population in Gawai village. The village Gawai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gawai village out of total population, 149 were engaged in work activities. 32.21 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.79 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 149 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.