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Bhakan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Bhakan is a small village located in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 32 families residing. The Bhakan village has population of 138 of which 73 are males while 65 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhakan village population of children with age 0-6 is 10 which makes up 7.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhakan village is 890 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhakan as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bhakan village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhakan village was 81.25 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bhakan Male literacy stands at 86.76 % while female literacy rate was 75.00 %.

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

Bhakan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 32 - -
Population 138 73 65
Child (0-6) 10 5 5
Schedule Caste 20 13 7
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.25 % 86.76 % 75.00 %
Total Workers 85 47 38
Main Worker 16 - -
Marginal Worker 69 32 37

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.49 % of total population in Bhakan village. The village Bhakan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhakan village out of total population, 85 were engaged in work activities. 18.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 81.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.