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Paral Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Paral is a medium size village located in Indora Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 243 families residing. The Paral village has population of 1247 of which 642 are males while 605 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paral village population of children with age 0-6 is 167 which makes up 13.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paral village is 942 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Paral as per census is 796, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Paral village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Paral village was 79.44 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Paral Male literacy stands at 83.79 % while female literacy rate was 74.95 %.

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

Paral Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 243 - -
Population 1,247 642 605
Child (0-6) 167 93 74
Schedule Caste 140 71 69
Schedule Tribe 18 9 9
Literacy 79.44 % 83.79 % 74.95 %
Total Workers 459 357 102
Main Worker 338 - -
Marginal Worker 121 87 34

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.44 % of total population in Paral village.

Work Profile

In Paral village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 73.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.