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Khanu Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Khanu is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 44 families residing. The Khanu village has population of 218 of which 113 are males while 105 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khanu village population of children with age 0-6 is 28 which makes up 12.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khanu village is 929 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Khanu as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Khanu village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Khanu village was 83.16 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Khanu Male literacy stands at 91.92 % while female literacy rate was 73.63 %.

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

Khanu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 44 - -
Population 218 113 105
Child (0-6) 28 14 14
Schedule Caste 23 11 12
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.16 % 91.92 % 73.63 %
Total Workers 151 81 70
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 28 2 26

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.55 % of total population in Khanu village. The village Khanu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Khanu village out of total population, 151 were engaged in work activities. 81.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 151 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.