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Dhala Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dhala is a small village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The Dhala village has population of 142 of which 73 are males while 69 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhala village population of children with age 0-6 is 9 which makes up 6.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhala village is 945 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhala as per census is 800, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhala village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhala village was 74.44 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhala Male literacy stands at 88.24 % while female literacy rate was 60.00 %.

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

Dhala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 142 73 69
Child (0-6) 9 5 4
Schedule Caste 56 32 24
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.44 % 88.24 % 60.00 %
Total Workers 87 44 43
Main Worker 59 - -
Marginal Worker 28 19 9

Caste Factor

In Dhala village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.44 % of total population in Dhala village. The village Dhala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhala village out of total population, 87 were engaged in work activities. 67.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 87 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.