Shar Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Shar is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115 families residing in the village Shar. The total population of Shar is 625 out of which 325 are males and 300 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shar is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shar village is 91 which is 15% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 44 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shar is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Shar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shar is 64%. Thus Shar village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 76.26% and the female literacy rate is 50.78% in Shar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 91 | 47 | 44 |
| Literacy | 64.04% | 76.26% | 50.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 76 | 44 | 32 |
| Illiterate | 283 | 113 | 170 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.2% of total population in Shar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shar village out of total population, 336 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 336 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 264 | 146 | 118 |
| Cultivators | 135 | 112 | 23 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 106 | 16 | 90 |
| Other Workers | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 72 | 21 | 51 |
| Non Working | 289 | 158 | 131 |
Nearby Villages to Shar,
Below are the list of villages near Shar village in Chamba.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gwar | 748 |
| Behigraan | 186 |
| Agahar | 829 |
| Ghatrer | 830 |
| Ran | 1,542 |
| Settal | 663 |
| Sarol | 642 |
| Diggar | 417 |
| Manglasa Jangal | 58 |
| Kalhuni Jangal | 8 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shar, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia