Kangosh Population, Caste, Working Data Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Kangosh is a village situated in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 152 families residing in the village Kangosh. The total population of Kangosh is 595 out of which 320 are males and 275 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kangosh is 859.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kangosh village is 71 which is 12% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kangosh is 690 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (859) of Kangosh village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kangosh is 68.5%. Thus Kangosh village has lower literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kinnaur district. The male literacy rate is 73.74% and the female literacy rate is 62.6% in Kangosh village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kangosh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kangosh Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kangosh village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 71 | 42 | 29 |
| Literacy | 68.51% | 73.74% | 62.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 306 | 153 | 153 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 249 | 133 | 116 |
| Illiterate | 236 | 115 | 121 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 41.8% of total population in Kangosh village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kangosh village out of total population, 341 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 341 workers engaged in Main Work, 213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 337 | 190 | 147 |
| Cultivators | 213 | 92 | 121 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 120 | 95 | 25 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Non Working | 254 | 128 | 126 |
Nearby Villages to Kangosh,
Below are the list of villages near Kangosh village in Nichar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Paring Khor | 10 |
| D.P.F.-78 | 12 |
| Sungra | 2,669 |
| Punaspa | 50 |
| Saki Charang | 293 |
| Baro | 149 |
| Solding | 155 |
| Palingi | 463 |
| Nigani | 472 |
| Ponda | 172 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kangosh, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia