# Dhagoli Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dhagoli

Dhagoli is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 95 households**, the 36th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 512people (2011)
- 95households
- 83.9%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Dhagoli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhagoli is 171208.** Dhagoli falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026555

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

## How far is Dhagoli from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 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 Dhagoli?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhagoli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Dhagoli known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 36% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Dhagoli

Of every 100 households in Dhagoli in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dhagoli · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**58%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****68%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhagoli?

■ Dhagoli · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**884

Working population ****71.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 70% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 118 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 248 (67%)

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

- Sondari542 people
- Pekha532 people
- Sari525 people
- Denwari518 people
- Rohal507 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jakhnoti484 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhagoli?171208
- How far is Dhagoli from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Dhagoli?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhagoli in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhagoli?83.9% (Census 2011)