# Dhan Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawali, Kangra 

# Dhan

Dhan is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,878 people in 399 households**, the 12th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,878people (2011)
- 399households
- 87.6%literacy
- 176023PIN code

## Dhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhan is 176023.** Dhan falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176023
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code009159

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

## How far is Dhan from nearby towns?

- Jawali (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)44 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)32 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 Dhan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mutlahr
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mutlahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rehan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Dhan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 76% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Dhan

Of every 100 households in Dhan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dhan · ■ Jawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**66%

Use banking services ****96%**

**96%

Television ****84%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**21%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhan?

■ Dhan · ■ Jawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**819

Working population ****30.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.3% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 293 (52%) · **■** Marginal 173 (31%)

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 Jawali

- Khairian2,123 people
- Ghar1,951 people
- Amlela Khas1,930 people
- Samkaher1,919 people
- Kuthehr1,871 people
- Katora1,757 people
- Harsar Khas1,667 people
- Basa1,653 people

[All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhan?176023
- How far is Dhan from Dharmsala?44 km by road
- What is the population of Dhan?1,878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhan in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhan?87.6% (Census 2011)
