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Dharoon Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Dharoon is a medium size village located in Sihunta Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 52 families residing. The Dharoon village has population of 259 of which 121 are males while 138 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dharoon village population of children with age 0-6 is 37 which makes up 14.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dharoon village is 1140 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dharoon as per census is 1467, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dharoon village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dharoon village was 67.57 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dharoon Male literacy stands at 77.36 % while female literacy rate was 58.62 %.

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

Dharoon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 52 - -
Population 259 121 138
Child (0-6) 37 15 22
Schedule Caste 17 6 11
Schedule Tribe 112 59 53
Literacy 67.57 % 77.36 % 58.62 %
Total Workers 152 65 87
Main Worker 80 - -
Marginal Worker 72 20 52

Caste Factor

In Dharoon village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 43.24 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.56 % of total population in Dharoon village.

Work Profile

In Dharoon village out of total population, 152 were engaged in work activities. 52.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 152 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.