Shantewa Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Shantewa is a village situated in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Shantewa. The total population of Shantewa is 871 out of which 396 are males and 475 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shantewa is 1,199.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shantewa village is 143 which is 16% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shantewa is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,199) of Shantewa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shantewa is 65.1%. Thus Shantewa village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 73.11% and the female literacy rate is 58.44% in Shantewa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shantewa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shantewa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shantewa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 143 | 65 | 78 |
| Literacy | 65.11% | 73.11% | 58.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 638 | 293 | 345 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 397 | 154 | 243 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 73.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Shantewa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shantewa village out of total population, 480 were engaged in work activities. 41% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 480 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 197 | 170 | 27 |
| Cultivators | 141 | 127 | 14 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 48 | 36 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 283 | 62 | 221 |
| Non Working | 391 | 164 | 227 |
Nearby Villages to Shantewa,
Below are the list of villages near Shantewa village in Chaurah.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shantewa, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia