Shour Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Shour is a village situated in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 151 families residing in the village Shour. The total population of Shour is 727 out of which 367 are males and 360 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shour is 981.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shour village is 89 which is 12% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shour is 712 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Shour village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shour is 72.6%. Thus Shour village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 86.03% and the female literacy rate is 59.44% in Shour village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shour village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shour Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shour village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 89 | 52 | 37 |
| Literacy | 72.57% | 86.03% | 59.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 715 | 359 | 356 |
| Illiterate | 264 | 96 | 168 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.3% of total population in Shour village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shour village out of total population, 243 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 243 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 159 | 118 | 41 |
| Cultivators | 105 | 78 | 27 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 41 | 32 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 84 | 55 | 29 |
| Non Working | 484 | 194 | 290 |
Nearby Villages to Shour,
Below are the list of villages near Shour village in Pangi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| R.F.Shour | 2 |
| D.P.F.Purthi | 6 |
| Purthi | 517 |
| Thandal | 546 |
| Ajog | 99 |
| Mojhi | 78 |
| Chhau | 155 |
| Saichu | 294 |
| R.F.Saichu | 2 |
| Rei | 981 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shour, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia