Village · Shahpur, Kangra # Chari Dhanotu Chari Dhanotu is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176208. The 2011 Census counted 381 people in 88 households, the 63rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%. - 381 people (2011) - 88 households - 90.8% literacy - 176208 PIN code ## Chari Dhanotu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chari Dhanotu is 176208. Chari Dhanotu falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176208 - Community development block Rait - Census village code 009441 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chari Dhanotu from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 14 km by road - Dharmsala (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chari Dhanotu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chari Dhanotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kuthehar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rait - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhatri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Chari Dhanotu known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 74% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chari Dhanotu Of every 100 households in Chari Dhanotu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Chari Dhanotu · ■ Shahpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 78% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 51% - Tap water 100% 89% - Drinking water within premises 64% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 50% - Use banking services 81% 94% - Television 80% 78% - Mobile phone 58% 67% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 24% 19% - Car / jeep / van 12% 6% - None of these assets 11% 10% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chari Dhanotu? ■ Chari Dhanotu · ■ Shahpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.8% 83.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1128 1040 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 911 - Working population 47.8% 40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 88.5% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 55 (30%) · ■ Marginal 82 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur - Yol 401 people - Drini Khas 396 people - Rirkmar 390 people - Thara 387 people - Khariri 372 people - Lam 365 people - Thirdi 364 people - Uparla Baranj 364 people All 160 villages in Shahpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chari Dhanotu? 176208 - How far is Chari Dhanotu from Dharmsala? 14 km by road - What is the population of Chari Dhanotu? 381 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chari Dhanotu in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chari Dhanotu? 90.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/chari-dhanotu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.