# Dhanthar Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Dhanthar

Dhanthar is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174310**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 25 households**, the 179th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 131people (2011)
- 25households
- 85.7%literacy
- 174310PIN code

## Dhanthar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanthar is 174310.** Dhanthar falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174310
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019490

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanthar from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanthar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thorahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanthar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 34% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanthar

Of every 100 households in Dhanthar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanthar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**34%

Tap water ****72%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**79%

Use banking services ****96%**

**78%

Television ****92%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanthar?

■ Dhanthar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**909

Working population ****64.1%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 76.9% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (15%) · **■** Marginal 54 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Marohian136 people
- Nand135 people
- Raroh132 people
- Behlag131 people
- Johar Kalsan131 people
- Samletu123 people
- Khamera Khurd122 people
- Pasol120 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanthar?174310
- How far is Dhanthar from Bilaspur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanthar?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanthar in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanthar?85.7% (Census 2011)