Village · Dalhousie, Chamba # Dhundiara Dhundiara is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176303. The 2011 Census counted 449 people in 94 households, the 21st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 449 people (2011) - 94 households - 80.8% literacy - 176303 PIN code ## Dhundiara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhundiara is 176303. Dhundiara falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176303 - Community development block Bhattiyat - Census village code 007391 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhundiara from nearby towns? - Dalhousie (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Chamba (district HQ) 57 km by road - Dalhousie (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhundiara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhundiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banikhet - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banikhet - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chamba - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhundiara known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 24% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhundiara Of every 100 households in Dhundiara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhundiara · ■ Dalhousie rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 98% - Toilet within the home 47% 64% - No toilet (open defecation) 53% 36% - Tap water 91% 96% - Drinking water within premises 32% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 63% - Use banking services 77% 89% - Television 72% 76% - Mobile phone 79% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 5% 13% - Car / jeep / van 6% 10% - None of these assets 13% 9% - Own their home 100% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhundiara? ■ Dhundiara · ■ Dalhousie rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1128 1012 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1120 937 - Working population 40.8% 47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 71.9% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (14%) · ■ Other work 100 (55%) · ■ Marginal 58 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dalhousie - Balera 486 people - Lahar 469 people - Chaltuhni 464 people - Mandyar 462 people - Kakiana 435 people - Padhrotu 426 people - Darota 425 people - Belli 422 people All 126 villages in Dalhousie ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhundiara? 176303 - How far is Dhundiara from Chamba? 57 km by road - What is the population of Dhundiara? 449 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhundiara in? Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhundiara? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/dhundiara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.