# D.P.F. Dhunana Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# D.P.F. Dhunana

D.P.F. Dhunana is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 7 households**, the 110th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 28people (2011)
- 7households
- 60.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## D.P.F. Dhunana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of D.P.F. Dhunana is 171208.** D.P.F. Dhunana falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026558

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

## How far is D.P.F. Dhunana from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 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 D.P.F. Dhunana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Dhunana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tunda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhampad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 D.P.F. Dhunana known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Dhunana

Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Dhunana in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ D.P.F. Dhunana · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****14%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****57%**

**84%

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 D.P.F. Dhunana?

■ D.P.F. Dhunana · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****474**

**936

Working population ****60.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 47% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (12%)

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 Chirgaon

- Pundras67 people
- Bakora56 people
- D.P.F. Dali52 people
- D.P.F. Nirja45 people
- Urui Up Mahal18 people
- D.P.F. Gewas14 people
- D.P.F. Hadwani13 people
- D.P.F. Bagi-III11 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Dhunana?171208
- How far is D.P.F. Dhunana from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of D.P.F. Dhunana?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is D.P.F. Dhunana in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Dhunana?60.0% (Census 2011)
