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Kashak Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kashak is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 24 families residing. The Kashak village has population of 133 of which 64 are males while 69 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kashak village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 11.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kashak village is 1078 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kashak as per census is 1143, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kashak village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kashak village was 64.41 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kashak Male literacy stands at 73.68 % while female literacy rate was 55.74 %.

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

Kashak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 24 - -
Population 133 64 69
Child (0-6) 15 7 8
Schedule Caste 16 7 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.41 % 73.68 % 55.74 %
Total Workers 75 38 37
Main Worker 71 - -
Marginal Worker 4 2 2

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.03 % of total population in Kashak village. The village Kashak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kashak village out of total population, 75 were engaged in work activities. 94.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.