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Shalkar Population - Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

Shalkar is a medium size village located in Hangrang Tehsil of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 111 families residing. The Shalkar village has population of 416 of which 207 are males while 209 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shalkar village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 11.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shalkar village is 1010 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shalkar as per census is 621, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shalkar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shalkar village was 71.00 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shalkar Male literacy stands at 79.78 % while female literacy rate was 62.83 %.

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

Shalkar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 111 - -
Population 416 207 209
Child (0-6) 47 29 18
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 354 171 183
Literacy 71.00 % 79.78 % 62.83 %
Total Workers 276 139 137
Main Worker 256 - -
Marginal Worker 20 9 11

Caste Factor

In Shalkar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 85.10 % of total population in Shalkar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shalkar village of Kinnaur.

Work Profile

In Shalkar village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 92.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 140 were Agricultural labourer.