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Dhana Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dhana is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 178 families residing. The Dhana village has population of 942 of which 472 are males while 470 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhana village population of children with age 0-6 is 130 which makes up 13.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhana village is 996 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhana as per census is 940, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhana village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhana village was 85.59 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhana Male literacy stands at 92.10 % while female literacy rate was 79.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dhana village.

Dhana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 178 - -
Population 942 472 470
Child (0-6) 130 67 63
Schedule Caste 278 126 152
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.59 % 92.10 % 79.12 %
Total Workers 551 295 256
Main Worker 543 - -
Marginal Worker 8 1 7

Caste Factor

Dhana village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.51 % of total population in Dhana village. The village Dhana currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhana village out of total population, 551 were engaged in work activities. 98.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 551 workers engaged in Main Work, 351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourer.