# Dodhu Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Dodhu

Dodhu is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175002**. The 2011 Census counted **956 people in 209 households**, the 24th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 956people (2011)
- 209households
- 87.8%literacy
- 175002PIN code

## Dodhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dodhu is 175002.** Dodhu falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175002
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014232

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

## How far is Dodhu from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)29 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)4 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 Dodhu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dodhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Dodhu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 52% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Dodhu

Of every 100 households in Dodhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Dodhu · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**20%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**75%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****89%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dodhu?

■ Dodhu · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**926

Working population ****36.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 83.1% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 190 (54%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Khatarwar1,086 people
- Chambi1,064 people
- Bobar965 people
- Dayohi961 people
- Jayor940 people
- Shohar917 people
- Maloh903 people
- Chanol894 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dodhu?175002
- How far is Dodhu from Mandi?29 km by road
- What is the population of Dodhu?956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodhu in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dodhu?87.8% (Census 2011)