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Samkaher Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Samkaher is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 429 families residing. The Samkaher village has population of 1919 of which 978 are males while 941 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Samkaher village population of children with age 0-6 is 236 which makes up 12.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Samkaher village is 962 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Samkaher as per census is 662, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Samkaher village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Samkaher village was 87.17 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Samkaher Male literacy stands at 91.51 % while female literacy rate was 82.88 %.

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

Samkaher Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 429 - -
Population 1,919 978 941
Child (0-6) 236 142 94
Schedule Caste 608 313 295
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.17 % 91.51 % 82.88 %
Total Workers 477 387 90
Main Worker 281 - -
Marginal Worker 196 184 12

Caste Factor

Samkaher village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.68 % of total population in Samkaher village. The village Samkaher currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Samkaher village out of total population, 477 were engaged in work activities. 58.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 477 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.