Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra # Dholas Dholas is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176036. The 2011 Census counted 234 people in 49 households, the 72nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 234 people (2011) - 49 households - 88.3% literacy - 176036 PIN code ## Dholas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dholas is 176036. Dholas falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176036 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010568 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dholas from nearby towns? - Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 78 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dholas? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dholas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Silh - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nadaun - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Majeen Chowk - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 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 hand pumps - 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 Dholas known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 35% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dholas Of every 100 households in Dholas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dholas · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 94% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 34% - Tap water 98% 88% - Drinking water within premises 4% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 64% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 88% 76% - Mobile phone 90% 74% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 4% 9% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dholas? ■ Dholas · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 87.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 843 1073 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 891 - Working population 60.7% 65.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.4% for men and 79.4% for women. 55% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (14%) · ■ Marginal 111 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi - Bag 241 people - Bareti 238 people - Haled 238 people - Pakhehr 236 people - Jamuli 229 people - Kaleri 228 people - Ghalour Khas 226 people - Balla 225 people All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi ## Other places named Dholas - Dholas · Village, Lachhmangarh, Sikar · 1,380 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dholas? 176036 - How far is Dholas from Dharmsala? 78 km by road - What is the population of Dholas? 234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dholas in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dholas? 88.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/dholas/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.