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Gahra Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Gahra is a medium size village located in Bhattiyat Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 127 families residing. The Gahra village has population of 588 of which 313 are males while 275 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahra village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 10.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahra village is 879 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahra as per census is 875, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gahra village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahra village was 72.35 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gahra Male literacy stands at 81.49 % while female literacy rate was 61.94 %.

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

Gahra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 127 - -
Population 588 313 275
Child (0-6) 60 32 28
Schedule Caste 24 12 12
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2
Literacy 72.35 % 81.49 % 61.94 %
Total Workers 239 151 88
Main Worker 119 - -
Marginal Worker 120 48 72

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.08 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.68 % of total population in Gahra village.

Work Profile

In Gahra village out of total population, 239 were engaged in work activities. 49.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 239 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.