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Shind Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Shind is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 85 families residing. The Shind village has population of 479 of which 241 are males while 238 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shind village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 16.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shind village is 988 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shind as per census is 951, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shind village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shind village was 70.93 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shind Male literacy stands at 80.00 % while female literacy rate was 61.81 %.

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

Shind Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 85 - -
Population 479 241 238
Child (0-6) 80 41 39
Schedule Caste 20 5 15
Schedule Tribe 148 74 74
Literacy 70.93 % 80.00 % 61.81 %
Total Workers 314 156 158
Main Worker 21 - -
Marginal Worker 293 140 153

Caste Factor

Shind village of Chamba has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 30.90 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.18 % of total population in Shind village.

Work Profile

In Shind village out of total population, 314 were engaged in work activities. 6.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 93.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 314 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.