Phirnu is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 57 families residing. The Phirnu village has population of 262 of which 140 are males while 122 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Phirnu village population of children with age 0-6 is 31 which makes up 11.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Phirnu village is 871 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Phirnu as per census is 1067, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.
Phirnu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Phirnu village was 81.82 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Phirnu Male literacy stands at 87.20 % while female literacy rate was 75.47 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Phirnu 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 Phirnu village.
Phirnu Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
57 |
- |
- |
| Population |
262 |
140 |
122 |
| Child (0-6) |
31 |
15 |
16 |
| Schedule Caste |
69 |
31 |
38 |
| Schedule Tribe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Literacy |
81.82 % |
87.20 % |
75.47 % |
| Total Workers |
186 |
103 |
83 |
| Main Worker |
137 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
49 |
33 |
16 |
Caste Factor
Phirnu village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.34 % of total population in Phirnu village.
The village Phirnu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Work Profile
In Phirnu village out of total population, 186 were engaged in work activities. 73.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 186 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.