# Dhanel Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Dhanel

Dhanel is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 48 households**, the 92nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 238people (2011)
- 48households
- 67.2%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Dhanel PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007170

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

## How far is Dhanel from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)52 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)52 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 Dhanel?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saraher
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dhanel known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 12% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dhanel

Of every 100 households in Dhanel in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanel · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**88%

Television ****55%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhanel?

■ Dhanel · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**990

Working population ****62.2%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 45.4% for women. 55% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (9%) · **■** Other work 21 (14%) · **■** Marginal 112 (76%)

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 Saluni

- Jalaut249 people
- Kenthli247 people
- Chakhotar245 people
- Kund240 people
- Bandokhi230 people
- Banjwar229 people
- Nandan228 people
- Lahra226 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanel?176312
- How far is Dhanel from Chamba?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanel?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanel in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanel?67.2% (Census 2011)