# Dhurkhri Village, Baldwara, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baldwara, Mandi 

# Dhurkhri

Dhurkhri is a village in Baldwara sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175034**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 128 households**, the 13th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 585people (2011)
- 128households
- 87.0%literacy
- 175034PIN code

## Dhurkhri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhurkhri is 175034.** Dhurkhri falls in Baldwara sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175034
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code014186

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

## How far is Dhurkhri from nearby towns?

- Baldwara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)62 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)22 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 Dhurkhri?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurkhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dhurkhri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 58% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhurkhri

Of every 100 households in Dhurkhri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dhurkhri · ■ Baldwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**77%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****95%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhurkhri?

■ Dhurkhri · ■ Baldwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**875

Working population ****67.9%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 82.0% for women. 65% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 367 (92%)

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 Baldwara

- Sulpur702 people
- Dhatoli678 people
- Bharnal656 people
- Dhalwan625 people
- Ropa Thathar574 people
- Chohin570 people
- Hawani515 people
- Kot476 people

[All 139 villages in Baldwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/baldwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhurkhri?175034
- How far is Dhurkhri from Mandi?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurkhri?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurkhri in?Mandi district (Baldwara sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurkhri?87.0% (Census 2011)
