# Dhelu Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/dhelu/ Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi # Dhelu Dhelu is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,506 people in 331 households**, the 4th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%. - 1,506people (2011) - 331households - 83.4%literacy - 176120PIN code ## Dhelu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhelu is 176120.** Dhelu falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176120 - Community development blockChauntra - Census village code013229 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhelu from nearby towns? - Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)57 km by road - Jogindarnagar (nearest town)2 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 Dhelu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhelu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Dhelu known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 50% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Dhelu Of every 100 households in Dhelu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhelu · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****94%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **98% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **66% Use banking services ****96%** **95% Television ****88%** **80% Mobile phone ****39%** **69% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Dhelu? ■ Dhelu · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **81.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1053 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719** **909 Working population ****55.9%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 74.3% for women. 50% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 265 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 373 (44%) · **■** Marginal 197 (23%) 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 Jogindarnagar - Garoru2,416 people - Suja1,613 people - Tikri Musehra1,551 people - Chauntra1,453 people - Bharyara1,259 people - Pasal1,200 people - Parain1,198 people [All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhelu?176120 - How far is Dhelu from Mandi?57 km by road - What is the population of Dhelu?1,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhelu in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhelu?83.4% (Census 2011)