Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Gaoncha Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Gaoncha is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 37 families residing. The Gaoncha village has population of 194 of which 98 are males while 96 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaoncha village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 13.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaoncha village is 980 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaoncha as per census is 857, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gaoncha village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaoncha village was 82.74 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gaoncha Male literacy stands at 92.86 % while female literacy rate was 72.62 %.

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

Gaoncha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 37 - -
Population 194 98 96
Child (0-6) 26 14 12
Schedule Caste 117 60 57
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.74 % 92.86 % 72.62 %
Total Workers 111 57 54
Main Worker 64 - -
Marginal Worker 47 6 41

Caste Factor

In Gaoncha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.31 % of total population in Gaoncha village. The village Gaoncha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gaoncha village out of total population, 111 were engaged in work activities. 57.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.