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Papahn Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Papahn is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 229 families residing. The Papahn village has population of 1076 of which 527 are males while 549 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Papahn village population of children with age 0-6 is 122 which makes up 11.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Papahn village is 1042 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Papahn as per census is 821, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Papahn village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Papahn village was 86.90 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Papahn Male literacy stands at 90.87 % while female literacy rate was 83.20 %.

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

Papahn Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 229 - -
Population 1,076 527 549
Child (0-6) 122 67 55
Schedule Caste 13 5 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.90 % 90.87 % 83.20 %
Total Workers 335 190 145
Main Worker 122 - -
Marginal Worker 213 80 133

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.21 % of total population in Papahn village. The village Papahn currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Papahn village out of total population, 335 were engaged in work activities. 36.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 335 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.