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Chhaon Population - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Chhaon is a medium size village located in Bhoranj Tehsil of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 77 families residing. The Chhaon village has population of 289 of which 126 are males while 163 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chhaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 27 which makes up 9.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chhaon village is 1294 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chhaon as per census is 929, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chhaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chhaon village was 87.79 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chhaon Male literacy stands at 98.21 % while female literacy rate was 80.00 %.

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

Chhaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 77 - -
Population 289 126 163
Child (0-6) 27 14 13
Schedule Caste 17 9 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.79 % 98.21 % 80.00 %
Total Workers 142 49 93
Main Worker 18 - -
Marginal Worker 124 37 87

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.88 % of total population in Chhaon village. The village Chhaon currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chhaon village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 12.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.