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Shilgaon Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shilgaon is a medium size village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 101 families residing. The Shilgaon village has population of 608 of which 301 are males while 307 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shilgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 51 which makes up 8.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shilgaon village is 1020 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shilgaon as per census is 962, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shilgaon village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shilgaon village was 81.15 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shilgaon Male literacy stands at 87.27 % while female literacy rate was 75.18 %.

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

Shilgaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 101 - -
Population 608 301 307
Child (0-6) 51 26 25
Schedule Caste 113 61 52
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.15 % 87.27 % 75.18 %
Total Workers 361 190 171
Main Worker 327 - -
Marginal Worker 34 12 22

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.59 % of total population in Shilgaon village. The village Shilgaon currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shilgaon village out of total population, 361 were engaged in work activities. 90.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 361 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.