# Dandel Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Dandel

Dandel is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176096**. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 53 households**, the 122nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 191people (2011)
- 53households
- 85.2%literacy
- 176096PIN code

## Dandel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandel is 176096.** Dandel falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176096
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011378

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

## How far is Dandel from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)75 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)75 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 Dandel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lamba Graon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Dandel known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dandel

Of every 100 households in Dandel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dandel · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dandel?

■ Dandel · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1388**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**878

Working population ****61.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 80.8% for women. 56% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 24 (20%) · **■** Marginal 94 (80%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Rana Nagar196 people
- Odri194 people
- Tambar193 people
- Barram Kalan191 people
- Guhan189 people
- Paleta189 people
- Bhati187 people
- Nin176 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandel?176096
- How far is Dandel from Dharmsala?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dandel?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandel in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dandel?85.2% (Census 2011)