Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Shour Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Shour is a medium size village located in Pangi Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 151 families residing. The Shour village has population of 727 of which 367 are males while 360 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shour village population of children with age 0-6 is 89 which makes up 12.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shour village is 981 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shour as per census is 712, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shour village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shour village was 72.57 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shour Male literacy stands at 86.03 % while female literacy rate was 59.44 %.

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

Shour Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 151 - -
Population 727 367 360
Child (0-6) 89 52 37
Schedule Caste 5 3 2
Schedule Tribe 715 359 356
Literacy 72.57 % 86.03 % 59.44 %
Total Workers 243 173 70
Main Worker 159 - -
Marginal Worker 84 55 29

Caste Factor

In Shour village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.35 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.69 % of total population in Shour village.

Work Profile

In Shour village out of total population, 243 were engaged in work activities. 65.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 243 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.