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Dharunja Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dharunja is a medium size village located in Nankhari Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 96 families residing. The Dharunja village has population of 438 of which 227 are males while 211 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dharunja village population of children with age 0-6 is 41 which makes up 9.36 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dharunja village is 930 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dharunja as per census is 1158, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dharunja village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dharunja village was 69.52 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dharunja Male literacy stands at 80.77 % while female literacy rate was 57.14 %.

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

Dharunja Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 96 - -
Population 438 227 211
Child (0-6) 41 19 22
Schedule Caste 438 227 211
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.52 % 80.77 % 57.14 %
Total Workers 298 153 145
Main Worker 298 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Dharunja village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Dharunja village. The village Dharunja currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dharunja village out of total population, 298 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 298 workers engaged in Main Work, 282 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.