Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Chakhna Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Chakhna is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 47 families residing. The Chakhna village has population of 243 of which 133 are males while 110 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chakhna village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 6.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chakhna village is 827 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chakhna as per census is 500, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chakhna village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chakhna village was 92.54 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chakhna Male literacy stands at 95.93 % while female literacy rate was 88.57 %.

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

Chakhna Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 47 - -
Population 243 133 110
Child (0-6) 15 10 5
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.54 % 95.93 % 88.57 %
Total Workers 70 64 6
Main Worker 69 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Chakhna village of Shimla district.

Work Profile

In Chakhna village out of total population, 70 were engaged in work activities. 98.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.