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Nawan Shehr Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Nawan Shehr is a medium size village located in Nurpur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Nawan Shehr village has population of 256 of which 126 are males while 130 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nawan Shehr village population of children with age 0-6 is 40 which makes up 15.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nawan Shehr village is 1032 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Nawan Shehr as per census is 739, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Nawan Shehr village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Nawan Shehr village was 83.33 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Nawan Shehr Male literacy stands at 86.41 % while female literacy rate was 80.53 %.

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

Nawan Shehr Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 256 126 130
Child (0-6) 40 23 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.33 % 86.41 % 80.53 %
Total Workers 120 64 56
Main Worker 63 - -
Marginal Worker 57 2 55

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Nawan Shehr village of Kangra district.

Work Profile

In Nawan Shehr village out of total population, 120 were engaged in work activities. 52.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.