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Paunj Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Paunj is a small village located in Hamirpur Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Paunj village has population of 167 of which 76 are males while 91 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paunj village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 15.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paunj village is 1197 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Paunj as per census is 1167, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Paunj village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Paunj village was 89.36 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Paunj Male literacy stands at 96.88 % while female literacy rate was 83.12 %.

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

Paunj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 167 76 91
Child (0-6) 26 12 14
Schedule Caste 25 12 13
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.36 % 96.88 % 83.12 %
Total Workers 89 32 57
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 43 22 21

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.97 % of total population in Paunj village. The village Paunj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paunj village out of total population, 89 were engaged in work activities. 51.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 89 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.