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Chhunun Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chhunun is a medium size village located in Dalhousie Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Chhunun village has population of 330 of which 159 are males while 171 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chhunun village population of children with age 0-6 is 40 which makes up 12.12 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chhunun village is 1075 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chhunun as per census is 1222, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chhunun village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chhunun village was 73.10 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chhunun Male literacy stands at 82.27 % while female literacy rate was 64.43 %.

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

Chhunun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 330 159 171
Child (0-6) 40 18 22
Schedule Caste 100 54 46
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.10 % 82.27 % 64.43 %
Total Workers 179 88 91
Main Worker 20 - -
Marginal Worker 159 74 85

Caste Factor

Chhunun village of Chamba has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.30 % of total population in Chhunun village. The village Chhunun currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chhunun village out of total population, 179 were engaged in work activities. 11.17 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.83 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 179 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.