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Dalan Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dalan is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 123 families residing. The Dalan village has population of 467 of which 219 are males while 248 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 24 which makes up 5.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dalan village is 1132 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dalan as per census is 1667, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dalan village was 88.71 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dalan Male literacy stands at 90.95 % while female literacy rate was 86.70 %.

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

Dalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 123 - -
Population 467 219 248
Child (0-6) 24 9 15
Schedule Caste 168 83 85
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.71 % 90.95 % 86.70 %
Total Workers 175 150 25
Main Worker 168 - -
Marginal Worker 7 6 1

Caste Factor

In Dalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.97 % of total population in Dalan village. The village Dalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dalan village out of total population, 175 were engaged in work activities. 96.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 175 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.