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Dhanul Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dhanul is a small village located in Shimla Rural Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 19 families residing. The Dhanul village has population of 105 of which 50 are males while 55 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhanul village population of children with age 0-6 is 14 which makes up 13.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhanul village is 1100 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhanul as per census is 3667, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dhanul village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhanul village was 84.62 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhanul Male literacy stands at 85.11 % while female literacy rate was 84.09 %.

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

Dhanul Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 19 - -
Population 105 50 55
Child (0-6) 14 3 11
Schedule Caste 30 13 17
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.62 % 85.11 % 84.09 %
Total Workers 37 35 2
Main Worker 34 - -
Marginal Worker 3 3 0

Caste Factor

Dhanul village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.57 % of total population in Dhanul village. The village Dhanul currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhanul village out of total population, 37 were engaged in work activities. 91.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.