Dand Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Dand is a village situated in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 43 families residing in the village Dand. The total population of Dand is 269 out of which 144 are males and 125 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dand is 868.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dand village is 39 which is 14% of the total population. There are 27 male children and 12 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dand is 444 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (868) of Dand village.

Population
269
Families
43
Literacy
75.22%
Sex Ratio
868

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dand is 75.2%. Thus Dand village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 84.62% and the female literacy rate is 65.49% in Dand village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dand village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dand Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dand village.

Total Male Female
Children 39 27 12
Literacy 75.22% 84.62% 65.49%
Scheduled Caste 96 51 45
Scheduled Tribe 152 81 71
Illiterate 96 45 51

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 56.5% of total population in Dand village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dand village out of total population, 103 were engaged in work activities. 70.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 73 60 13
Cultivators 63 50 13
Other Workers 10 10 0
Marginal Workers 30 9 21
Non Working 166 75 91

Nearby Villages to Dand,

Below are the list of villages near Dand village in Chaurah.

Village Population
Singori 171
Kainthly 253
Dughli 291
Dhandor 225
Bhauga 428
Choli 419
Shind 479
Garh 216
Kuthar 180
Swiga 104

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