# Dhakhar Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Dhakhar

Dhakhar is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176032**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 49 households**, the 50th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 255people (2011)
- 49households
- 80.0%literacy
- 176032PIN code

## Dhakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakhar is 176032.** Dhakhar falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176032
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010913

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

## How far is Dhakhar from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)86 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)21 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 Dhakhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhakhar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bharoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Dhakhar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 86 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 Dhakhar

Of every 100 households in Dhakhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakhar · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**57%

Tap water ****82%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****94%**

**95%

Television ****30%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dhakhar?

■ Dhakhar · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****39.6%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Other work 26 (26%) · **■** Marginal 56 (55%)

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 Khundian

- Lahru264 people
- Jajjar261 people
- Pihri261 people
- Kanuhi257 people
- Tihri255 people
- Chhilag252 people
- Bhatal Kalan251 people
- Khundian250 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakhar?176032
- How far is Dhakhar from Dharmsala?86 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakhar?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakhar in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakhar?80.0% (Census 2011)