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Mehskar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Mehskar is a small village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 31 families residing. The Mehskar village has population of 130 of which 67 are males while 63 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mehskar village population of children with age 0-6 is 13 which makes up 10.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mehskar village is 940 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Mehskar as per census is 625, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Mehskar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mehskar village was 82.91 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Mehskar Male literacy stands at 89.83 % while female literacy rate was 75.86 %.

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

Mehskar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 31 - -
Population 130 67 63
Child (0-6) 13 8 5
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.91 % 89.83 % 75.86 %
Total Workers 78 35 43
Main Worker 16 - -
Marginal Worker 62 23 39

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Mehskar village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 20.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 79.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.