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Dhansha Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dhansha is a small village located in Nankhari Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 34 families residing. The Dhansha village has population of 138 of which 72 are males while 66 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhansha village population of children with age 0-6 is 12 which makes up 8.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhansha village is 917 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhansha as per census is 1400, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhansha village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhansha village was 73.81 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhansha Male literacy stands at 86.57 % while female literacy rate was 59.32 %.

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

Dhansha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 34 - -
Population 138 72 66
Child (0-6) 12 5 7
Schedule Caste 24 13 11
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.81 % 86.57 % 59.32 %
Total Workers 125 68 57
Main Worker 83 - -
Marginal Worker 42 22 20

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.39 % of total population in Dhansha village. The village Dhansha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhansha village out of total population, 125 were engaged in work activities. 66.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 125 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.