# Dhankhar Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Dhankhar

Dhankhar is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172113**. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 68 households**, the 12th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 301people (2011)
- 68households
- 77.4%literacy
- 172113PIN code

## Dhankhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhankhar is 172113.** Dhankhar falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172113
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012593

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

## How far is Dhankhar from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)220 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)235 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 Dhankhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samling
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhankhar known for?

The main crops are **green peas, barley and potato**. About 5% of the 643 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 Dhankhar

Of every 100 households in Dhankhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dhankhar · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**17%

Tap water ****92%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****67%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****82%**

**78%

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 Dhankhar?

■ Dhankhar · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2143**

**995

Working population ****54.2%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (26%) · **■** Other work 39 (24%) · **■** Marginal 81 (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 Spiti

- Kibber Khas366 people
- Chicham Khas358 people
- Losar Khas320 people
- Poh313 people
- Lalung Khas295 people
- Kauirik288 people
- Demul Khas279 people
- Mane Yogma257 people

[All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhankhar?172113
- How far is Dhankhar from Kyelang?220 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankhar?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankhar in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankhar?77.4% (Census 2011)