Galthan Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Galthan is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 52 families residing in the village Galthan. The total population of Galthan is 294 out of which 149 are males and 145 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Galthan is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Galthan village is 46 which is 16% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Galthan is 533 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Galthan village.

Population
294
Families
52
Literacy
66.94%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Galthan is 66.9%. Thus Galthan village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 74.79% and the female literacy rate is 59.69% in Galthan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Galthan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Galthan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Galthan village.

Total Male Female
Children 46 30 16
Literacy 66.94% 74.79% 59.69%
Scheduled Caste 64 35 29
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 128 60 68

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Galthan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Galthan village out of total population, 165 were engaged in work activities. 38.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 64 61 3
Cultivators 52 50 2
Other Workers 12 11 1
Marginal Workers 101 14 87
Non Working 129 74 55

Nearby Villages to Galthan,

Below are the list of villages near Galthan village in Chamba.

Village Population
Jaintra 946
Kunr 528
Maasu 551
Chitrari 714
Maraur 978
Mandhara 322
Piura 602
Gehra 1,705
Bhador 526
Ladda 704

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