Oil Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Oil is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 101 families residing in the village Oil. The total population of Oil is 550 out of which 281 are males and 269 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Oil is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Oil village is 90 which is 16% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Oil is 1,250 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Oil village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Oil is 68.3%. Thus Oil village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 80.5% and the female literacy rate is 54.79% in Oil village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Oil village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Oil Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Oil village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 90 | 40 | 50 |
| Literacy | 68.26% | 80.5% | 54.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 170 | 91 | 79 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 378 | 188 | 190 |
| Illiterate | 236 | 87 | 149 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68.7% of total population in Oil village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Oil village out of total population, 358 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 358 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 275 | 138 | 137 |
| Cultivators | 149 | 115 | 34 |
| Household Industries | 100 | 6 | 94 |
| Other Workers | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 83 | 41 | 42 |
| Non Working | 192 | 102 | 90 |
Nearby Villages to Oil,
Below are the list of villages near Oil village in Chamba.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Oil, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia