# Dhanota Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Dhanota

Dhanota is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 112 households**, the 128th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 488people (2011)
- 112households
- 84.5%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Dhanota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanota is 176059.** Dhanota falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011487

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

## How far is Dhanota from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)24 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Dhanota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanota; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chechian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dhanota known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Dhanota

Of every 100 households in Dhanota in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Dhanota · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dhanota?

■ Dhanota · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**912

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 104 (60%) · **■** Marginal 31 (18%)

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

- Kailashpur497 people
- Chandpur493 people
- Lambapat492 people
- Balu491 people
- Lachhun486 people
- Simbal Khola485 people
- Bhadrena483 people
- Bhatu Palam483 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanota?176059
- How far is Dhanota from Dharmsala?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanota?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanota in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanota?84.5% (Census 2011)