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Kaniat Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Kaniat is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 154 families residing. The Kaniat village has population of 712 of which 386 are males while 326 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kaniat village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 10.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kaniat village is 845 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kaniat as per census is 810, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kaniat village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kaniat village was 82.86 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kaniat Male literacy stands at 87.21 % while female literacy rate was 77.74 %.

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

Kaniat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 154 - -
Population 712 386 326
Child (0-6) 76 42 34
Schedule Caste 112 62 50
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.86 % 87.21 % 77.74 %
Total Workers 173 160 13
Main Worker 77 - -
Marginal Worker 96 87 9

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.73 % of total population in Kaniat village. The village Kaniat currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kaniat village out of total population, 173 were engaged in work activities. 44.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 173 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.