# Padhrotu Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Padhrotu

Padhrotu is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 76 households**, the 23rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 426people (2011)
- 76households
- 73.0%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Padhrotu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padhrotu is 176306.** Padhrotu falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007465

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

## How far is Padhrotu from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)20 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 Padhrotu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Padhrotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Padhrotu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 30% of the 99 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 Padhrotu

Of every 100 households in Padhrotu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Padhrotu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****69%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Padhrotu?

■ Padhrotu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**937

Working population ****55.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 63.4% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (14%) · **■** Marginal 200 (84%)

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

- Chaltuhni464 people
- Mandyar462 people
- Dhundiara449 people
- Kakiana435 people
- Darota425 people
- Belli422 people
- Kaphla416 people
- Ruliani413 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padhrotu?176306
- How far is Padhrotu from Chamba?36 km by road
- What is the population of Padhrotu?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padhrotu in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padhrotu?73.0% (Census 2011)