# Dhanout Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Dhanout

Dhanout is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 35 households**, the 71st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 176people (2011)
- 35households
- 73.0%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Dhanout PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanout is 171210.** Dhanout falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025593

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

## How far is Dhanout from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)121 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)21 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 Dhanout?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanout; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nerwa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dhanout known for?

The main crops are **barley and wheat**. About 29% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dhanout

Of every 100 households in Dhanout in 2011, 92 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanout · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**58%

Tap water ****89%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**71%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****56%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****86%**

**87%

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 Dhanout?

■ Dhanout · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**968

Working population ****67.0%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 63.6% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 38 (32%)

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 Chaupal

- Nanahar182 people
- Naura182 people
- Nauran182 people
- Bhaulanu179 people
- Dilmu175 people
- Giau168 people
- Kot168 people
- Lakha Wati167 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanout?171210
- How far is Dhanout from Shimla?121 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanout?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanout in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanout?73.0% (Census 2011)