# Dandi Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Dandi

Dandi is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 90 households**, the 19th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 478people (2011)
- 90households
- 59.7%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Dandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandi is 176312.** Dandi falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007345

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

## How far is Dandi from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)54 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 Dandi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Telka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dandi known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pea**. About 26% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dandi

Of every 100 households in Dandi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dandi · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**60%

Tap water ****61%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****49%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dandi?

■ Dandi · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**965

Working population ****62.8%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 41.6% for women. 57% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (28%) · **■** Marginal 91 (30%)

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 Bhalai

- Dror502 people
- Malur501 people
- Tiari496 people
- Nadal490 people
- Bhairoie471 people
- Kandi452 people
- Sagoti439 people
- Seri415 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandi?176312
- How far is Dandi from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dandi?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandi in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dandi?59.7% (Census 2011)