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Danun Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Danun is a medium size village located in Saluni Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 103 families residing. The Danun village has population of 515 of which 254 are males while 261 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Danun village population of children with age 0-6 is 45 which makes up 8.74 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Danun village is 1028 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Danun as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Danun village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Danun village was 81.91 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Danun Male literacy stands at 91.19 % while female literacy rate was 73.25 %.

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

Danun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 103 - -
Population 515 254 261
Child (0-6) 45 27 18
Schedule Caste 108 56 52
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.91 % 91.19 % 73.25 %
Total Workers 448 217 231
Main Worker 54 - -
Marginal Worker 394 168 226

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.97 % of total population in Danun village. The village Danun currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Danun village out of total population, 448 were engaged in work activities. 12.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 448 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.