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

Saloh 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 Saloh. The total population of Saloh is 661 out of which 343 are males and 318 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saloh is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saloh village is 125 which is 19% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saloh is 786 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Saloh village.

Population
661
Families
101
Literacy
50.56%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saloh is 50.6%. Thus Saloh village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 61.54% and the female literacy rate is 39.16% in Saloh village.

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

Saloh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 125 70 55
Literacy 50.56% 61.54% 39.16%
Scheduled Caste 533 274 259
Scheduled Tribe 124 67 57
Illiterate 390 175 215

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 80.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.8% of total population in Saloh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Saloh village out of total population, 405 were engaged in work activities. 51.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 405 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 207 186 21
Cultivators 175 157 18
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 29 26 3
Marginal Workers 198 19 179
Non Working 256 138 118

Nearby Villages to Saloh,

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

Village Population
Padhar 2,667
Kurena 641
Prauta 1,366
Tipra 1,167
Paliur 612
Drabbla 533
Chambi 765
Kureel 655
Kaiga 620
Sara 237

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