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Sau Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Sau is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Sau village has population of 362 of which 186 are males while 176 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sau village population of children with age 0-6 is 61 which makes up 16.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sau village is 946 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Sau as per census is 1652, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Sau village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sau village was 37.54 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Sau Male literacy stands at 53.99 % while female literacy rate was 18.12 %.

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

Sau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 362 186 176
Child (0-6) 61 23 38
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 18 12 6
Literacy 37.54 % 53.99 % 18.12 %
Total Workers 194 93 101
Main Worker 63 - -
Marginal Worker 131 32 99

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 4.97 % of total population in Sau village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sau village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Sau village out of total population, 194 were engaged in work activities. 32.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 194 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.