Shilhnu Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Shilhnu is a medium size village located in Chachyot Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 182 families residing. The Shilhnu village has population of 783 of which 391 are males while 392 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shilhnu village population of children with age 0-6 is 99 which makes up 12.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shilhnu village is 1003 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shilhnu as per census is 1302, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shilhnu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shilhnu village was 73.83 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shilhnu Male literacy stands at 82.76 % while female literacy rate was 64.58 %.

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

Shilhnu Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	182	-	-
Population	783	391	392
Child (0-6)	99	43	56
Schedule Caste	601	302	299
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	73.83 %	82.76 %	64.58 %
Total Workers	488	249	239
Main Worker	289	-	-
Marginal Worker	199	94	105

Caste Factor

In Shilhnu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 76.76 % of total population in Shilhnu village. The village Shilhnu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shilhnu village out of total population, 488 were engaged in work activities. 59.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 488 workers engaged in Main Work, 246 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.