Kanda Population, Caste, Working Data Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Kanda is a village situated in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 176 families residing in the village Kanda. The total population of Kanda is 743 out of which 378 are males and 365 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanda is 966.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanda village is 50 which is 7% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanda is 724 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Kanda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanda is 72%. Thus Kanda village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Shimla district. The male literacy rate is 87.39% and the female literacy rate is 56.4% in Kanda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kanda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 50 | 29 | 21 |
| Literacy | 72.01% | 87.39% | 56.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 344 | 177 | 167 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 244 | 73 | 171 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kanda village out of total population, 380 were engaged in work activities. 95.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 380 workers engaged in Main Work, 234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 363 | 203 | 160 |
| Cultivators | 234 | 101 | 133 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Other Workers | 102 | 86 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| Non Working | 363 | 172 | 191 |
Nearby Villages to Kanda,
Below are the list of villages near Kanda village in Rohru.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| D.P.F. Koti Awal | 69 |
| Antapu | 331 |
| Bashla | 634 |
| D.P.F. Bashla | 89 |
| D.P.F. Arhal | 90 |
| Malkhun | 200 |
| Arhal | 944 |
| D.P.F. Malkhun | 76 |
| Sherog | 641 |
| Bhalara | 579 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kanda, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia