Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra
# Dadu

Dadu is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176098. The 2011 Census counted 66 people in 18 households, the 196th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 66 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 87.9% literacy
- 176098 PIN code

## Dadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dadu is 176098. Dadu falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176098
- Community development block Lambagaon
- Census village code 011339

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dadu from nearby towns?
- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dadu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bheri
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balak Rupi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Lahru
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Dadu known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 30% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dadu

Of every 100 households in Dadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dadu · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 99%
- Toilet within the home 79% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 14%
- Tap water 95% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 95% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 51%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 90% 83%
- Mobile phone 84% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 5% 6%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dadu?

■ Dadu · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.9% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1357 1186
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 878
- Working population 34.8% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 85.3% for women. 32% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 6 (26%) · ■ Marginal 17 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur
- Bhagaina 71 people
- Pat 70 people
- Dali 68 people
- Behru 66 people
- Bajot 65 people
- Kalhera 64 people
- Bhaudi 61 people
- Kasehda 59 people

All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur

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- Dadu · Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur · 533 people
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- Dadu · Village, Taksing, Upper Subansiri · 32 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dadu? 176098
- How far is Dadu from Dharmsala? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Dadu? 66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadu in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dadu? 87.9% (Census 2011)

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