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Barhanu Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Barhanu is a medium size village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 38 families residing. The Barhanu village has population of 209 of which 101 are males while 108 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barhanu village population of children with age 0-6 is 27 which makes up 12.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barhanu village is 1069 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barhanu as per census is 688, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barhanu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barhanu village was 63.74 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barhanu Male literacy stands at 69.41 % while female literacy rate was 58.76 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barhanu 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 Barhanu village.

Barhanu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 38 - -
Population 209 101 108
Child (0-6) 27 16 11
Schedule Caste 114 61 53
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.74 % 69.41 % 58.76 %
Total Workers 120 60 60
Main Worker 70 - -
Marginal Worker 50 3 47

Caste Factor

In Barhanu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.55 % of total population in Barhanu village. The village Barhanu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Barhanu village out of total population, 120 were engaged in work activities. 58.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.