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Ghagwan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Ghagwan is a medium size village located in Indora Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 148 families residing. The Ghagwan village has population of 739 of which 379 are males while 360 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ghagwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 93 which makes up 12.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ghagwan village is 950 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Ghagwan as per census is 722, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Ghagwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ghagwan village was 85.60 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Ghagwan Male literacy stands at 88.92 % while female literacy rate was 82.24 %.

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

Ghagwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 148 - -
Population 739 379 360
Child (0-6) 93 54 39
Schedule Caste 305 157 148
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.60 % 88.92 % 82.24 %
Total Workers 232 223 9
Main Worker 33 - -
Marginal Worker 199 195 4

Caste Factor

In Ghagwan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.27 % of total population in Ghagwan village. The village Ghagwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Ghagwan village out of total population, 232 were engaged in work activities. 14.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 85.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 232 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.