# Dhanwan Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Dhanwan

Dhanwan is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177501**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 98 households**, the 63rd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 408people (2011)
- 98households
- 87.2%literacy
- 177501PIN code

## Dhanwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanwan is 177501.** Dhanwan falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177501
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017842

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

## How far is Dhanwan from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)18 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 Dhanwan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Parol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parol
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Dhanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 55% of the 73 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 Dhanwan

Of every 100 households in Dhanwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dhanwan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**70%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****87%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dhanwan?

■ Dhanwan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**907

Working population ****56.6%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 80.4% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 192 (83%)

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 Bhoranj

- Diahlari432 people
- Khurahal432 people
- Tooh421 people
- Rahwin416 people
- Joh397 people
- Sundrahan392 people
- Krah389 people
- Dungi382 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanwan?177501
- How far is Dhanwan from Hamirpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwan?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwan in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwan?87.2% (Census 2011)