# Dol Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Dol

Dol is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 76 households**, the 50th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 366people (2011)
- 76households
- 72.8%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Dol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dol is 176320.** Dol falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007251

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

## How far is Dol from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)39 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 Dol?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dol known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 45% of the 92 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 Dol

Of every 100 households in Dol in 2011, 96 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dol · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****53%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Dol?

■ Dol · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**990

Working population ****91.3%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 59.5% for women. 90% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 215 (64%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 104 (31%)

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

- Ghundera384 people
- Pringul380 people
- Kharoti371 people
- Devgah367 people
- Dhala356 people
- Sarahar353 people
- Jusab352 people
- Andwas350 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dol?176320
- How far is Dol from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dol?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dol in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dol?72.8% (Census 2011)