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Mehalu Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Mehalu is a medium size village located in Kangra Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 112 families residing. The Mehalu village has population of 497 of which 229 are males while 268 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mehalu village population of children with age 0-6 is 59 which makes up 11.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mehalu village is 1170 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Mehalu as per census is 1034, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Mehalu village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mehalu village was 86.76 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Mehalu Male literacy stands at 92.50 % while female literacy rate was 81.93 %.

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

Mehalu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 112 - -
Population 497 229 268
Child (0-6) 59 29 30
Schedule Caste 1 0 1
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.76 % 92.50 % 81.93 %
Total Workers 283 135 148
Main Worker 140 - -
Marginal Worker 143 25 118

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.20 % of total population in Mehalu village. The village Mehalu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mehalu village out of total population, 283 were engaged in work activities. 49.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 283 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.