# Dal Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Dal

Dal is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 37 households**, the 73rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 163people (2011)
- 37households
- 81.7%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Dal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dal is 176302.** Dal falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007363

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

## How far is Dal from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)67 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)14 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 Dal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Dal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 14% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Dal

Of every 100 households in Dal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dal · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**63%

Use banking services ****73%**

**89%

Television ****70%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Dal?

■ Dal · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****772**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**937

Working population ****77.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 69.8% for women. 75% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 23 (18%) · **■** Marginal 104 (82%)

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 Dalhousie

- Siyungat179 people
- Kunna178 people
- Kurla174 people
- Manola171 people
- Uled162 people
- Duhka155 people
- Samliatta150 people
- Kholi Kuffar146 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dal?176302
- How far is Dal from Chamba?67 km by road
- What is the population of Dal?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dal in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dal?81.7% (Census 2011)