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Dhansar Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dhansar is a medium size village located in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 66 families residing. The Dhansar village has population of 272 of which 139 are males while 133 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhansar village population of children with age 0-6 is 37 which makes up 13.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhansar village is 957 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhansar as per census is 1176, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhansar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhansar village was 69.36 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhansar Male literacy stands at 80.33 % while female literacy rate was 57.52 %.

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

Dhansar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 272 139 133
Child (0-6) 37 17 20
Schedule Caste 151 74 77
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.36 % 80.33 % 57.52 %
Total Workers 30 17 13
Main Worker 14 - -
Marginal Worker 16 8 8

Caste Factor

In Dhansar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.51 % of total population in Dhansar village. The village Dhansar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhansar village out of total population, 30 were engaged in work activities. 46.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.