# Dulchehra Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Dulchehra

Dulchehra is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 114 households**, the 19th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 438people (2011)
- 114households
- 87.7%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Dulchehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dulchehra is 176040.** Dulchehra falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017673

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

## How far is Dulchehra from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)10 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 Dulchehra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dulchehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dulchehra known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 36% of the 115 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 Dulchehra

Of every 100 households in Dulchehra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dulchehra · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****94%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**77%

Use banking services ****76%**

**90%

Television ****75%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Dulchehra?

■ Dulchehra · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**885

Working population ****23.3%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 30% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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 Dhatwal

- Kalwal546 people
- Jamli509 people
- Phagoti493 people
- Suhari491 people
- Jarl422 people
- Samela412 people
- Godee409 people
- Sakroh408 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dulchehra?176040
- How far is Dulchehra from Hamirpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dulchehra?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dulchehra in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dulchehra?87.7% (Census 2011)