Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur # Dasmal Dasmal is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177023. The 2011 Census counted 296 people in 71 households, the 100th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 296 people (2011) - 71 households - 86.2% literacy - 177023 PIN code ## Dasmal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dasmal is 177023. Dasmal falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177023 - Community development block Bhoranj - Census village code 017770 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dasmal from nearby towns? - Bhoranj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ) 16 km by road - Hamirpur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dasmal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dasmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Baloh - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Parol - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanjian - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Lamblu - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Dasmal known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. About 65% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dasmal Of every 100 households in Dasmal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dasmal · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 99% - Toilet within the home 94% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 10% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 50% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 70% - Use banking services 97% 94% - Television 73% 82% - Mobile phone 91% 68% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 11% - Car / jeep / van 4% 5% - None of these assets 6% 8% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dasmal? ■ Dasmal · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.2% 87.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1085 1147 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 907 - Working population 76.7% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.2% for women. 75% of men and 78% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (3%) · ■ Household industry 70 (31%) · ■ Other work 65 (29%) · ■ Marginal 15 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj - Kakrohal 308 people - Bhogwan 306 people - Jharlog Buhla 304 people - Dari 302 people - Jhakhyol 296 people - Dasmal 295 people - Lathwan 295 people - Chhaon 289 people All 279 villages in Bhoranj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dasmal? 177023 - How far is Dasmal from Hamirpur? 16 km by road - What is the population of Dasmal? 296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dasmal in? Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dasmal? 86.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/dasmal-017770/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.