# Dadhona Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Dadhona

Dadhona is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176093**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 32 households**, the 342nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 113people (2011)
- 32households
- 86.0%literacy
- 176093PIN code

## Dadhona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dadhona is 176093.** Dadhona falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176093
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011705

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

## How far is Dadhona from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)55 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)27 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 Dadhona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dadhona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Dadhona known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 48% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dadhona

Of every 100 households in Dadhona in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dadhona · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**45%

Use banking services ****94%**

**96%

Television ****79%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****15%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Dadhona?

■ Dadhona · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**912

Working population ****24.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 85.7% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (50%) · **■** Marginal 14 (50%)

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 Palampur

- Chah121 people
- Kosab117 people
- Bhaliar Kar116 people
- Gadiara116 people
- Kharohar113 people
- Chakban Andreta106 people
- Kasoti105 people
- Near102 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dadhona?176093
- How far is Dadhona from Dharmsala?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dadhona?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadhona in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dadhona?86.0% (Census 2011)