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Dhan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Dhan is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 399 families residing. The Dhan village has population of 1878 of which 941 are males while 937 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 203 which makes up 10.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhan village is 996 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhan as per census is 706, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhan village was 87.64 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhan Male literacy stands at 93.19 % while female literacy rate was 82.30 %.

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

Dhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 399 - -
Population 1,878 941 937
Child (0-6) 203 119 84
Schedule Caste 494 259 235
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.64 % 93.19 % 82.30 %
Total Workers 564 455 109
Main Worker 391 - -
Marginal Worker 173 135 38

Caste Factor

Dhan village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.30 % of total population in Dhan village. The village Dhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhan village out of total population, 564 were engaged in work activities. 69.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 564 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.