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Gewa Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gewa is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 45 families residing. The Gewa village has population of 248 of which 130 are males while 118 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gewa village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 19.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gewa village is 908 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gewa as per census is 815, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gewa village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gewa village was 63.32 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gewa Male literacy stands at 69.90 % while female literacy rate was 56.25 %.

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

Gewa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 45 - -
Population 248 130 118
Child (0-6) 49 27 22
Schedule Caste 200 102 98
Schedule Tribe 7 5 2
Literacy 63.32 % 69.90 % 56.25 %
Total Workers 106 54 52
Main Worker 19 - -
Marginal Worker 87 41 46

Caste Factor

In Gewa village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 80.65 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.82 % of total population in Gewa village.

Work Profile

In Gewa village out of total population, 106 were engaged in work activities. 17.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 106 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.