# Dharun Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Dharun

Dharun is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 12 households**, the 108th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 70people (2011)
- 12households
- 70.0%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Dharun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007375

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

## How far is Dharun from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bakloh (nearest town)24 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 Dharun?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dharun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kail
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dharun known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Dharun

Of every 100 households in Dharun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Dharun · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**53%

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

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****67%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**10%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Dharun?

■ Dharun · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****628**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**937

Working population ****32.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (52%) · **■** Other work 7 (30%) · **■** Marginal 4 (17%)

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

- Dhalan78 people
- Khorti75 people
- Banu71 people
- Kasba Devi Dehra71 people
- Jaokna70 people
- Bhotan64 people
- Sandhara63 people
- Sohar58 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharun?176302
- How far is Dharun from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dharun?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharun in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharun?70.0% (Census 2011)