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Shekhal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shekhal is a medium size village located in Tikar Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Shekhal village has population of 261 of which 134 are males while 127 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 23 which makes up 8.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekhal village is 948 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekhal as per census is 1875, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shekhal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekhal village was 82.35 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shekhal Male literacy stands at 92.06 % while female literacy rate was 71.43 %.

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

Shekhal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 261 134 127
Child (0-6) 23 8 15
Schedule Caste 37 17 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.35 % 92.06 % 71.43 %
Total Workers 129 70 59
Main Worker 81 - -
Marginal Worker 48 9 39

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.18 % of total population in Shekhal village. The village Shekhal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shekhal village out of total population, 129 were engaged in work activities. 62.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 129 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.