Simalchaur Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwal, Uttarakhand - Census 2011
Simalchaur is a village situated in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 365 families residing in the village Simalchaur. The total population of Simalchaur is 1,784 out of which 853 are males and 931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simalchaur is 1,091.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Simalchaur village is 234 which is 13% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simalchaur is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,091) of Simalchaur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simalchaur is 86.8%. Thus Simalchaur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72% of Garhwal district. The male literacy rate is 93.47% and the female literacy rate is 80.86% in Simalchaur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Simalchaur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Simalchaur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Simalchaur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 234 | 118 | 116 |
| Literacy | 86.84% | 93.47% | 80.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 819 | 398 | 421 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 438 | 166 | 272 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Simalchaur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Simalchaur village out of total population, 403 were engaged in work activities. 68.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 403 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 277 | 238 | 39 |
| Cultivators | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 263 | 226 | 37 |
| Marginal Workers | 126 | 86 | 40 |
| Non Working | 1,381 | 529 | 852 |
Map of Simalchaur, Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Nearby Villages to Simalchaur, Kotdwara
Below are the list of villages near Simalchaur village in Kotdwara .
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ghamandpur | 2,332 |
| Durgapur | 1,204 |
| Padampur | 3,459 |
| Shiv Rajpur | 1,935 |
| Gorakhpur | 442 |
| Dev Rampur | 924 |
| Nandpur | 1,632 |
| Jiwanandpur | 428 |
| Nimu Chor | 2,499 |
| Khunibarh | 1,090 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Simalchaur, Garhwal, Uttarakhand - Wikipedia