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D.P.F. Gaoncha Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

D.P.F. Gaoncha is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 36 families residing. The D.P.F. Gaoncha village has population of 188 of which 99 are males while 89 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In D.P.F. Gaoncha village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 7.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of D.P.F. Gaoncha village is 899 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the D.P.F. Gaoncha as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

D.P.F. Gaoncha village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of D.P.F. Gaoncha village was 81.50 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In D.P.F. Gaoncha Male literacy stands at 88.89 % while female literacy rate was 73.49 %.

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

D.P.F. Gaoncha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 188 99 89
Child (0-6) 15 9 6
Schedule Caste 58 25 33
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.50 % 88.89 % 73.49 %
Total Workers 113 62 51
Main Worker 81 - -
Marginal Worker 32 8 24

Caste Factor

D.P.F. Gaoncha village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.85 % of total population in D.P.F. Gaoncha village. The village D.P.F. Gaoncha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In D.P.F. Gaoncha village out of total population, 113 were engaged in work activities. 71.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.