# Dhak Gaon Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dhak Gaon

Dhak Gaon is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 121 households**, the 25th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 566people (2011)
- 121households
- 65.6%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Dhak Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhak Gaon is 171214.** Dhak Gaon falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026613

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

## How far is Dhak Gaon from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)28 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 Dhak Gaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhak Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Dhak Gaon known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 21% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhak Gaon

Of every 100 households in Dhak Gaon in 2011, 75 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhak Gaon · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**58%

Use banking services ****59%**

**80%

Television ****44%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Dhak Gaon?

■ Dhak Gaon · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**884

Working population ****39.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 217 (96%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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

- Peja600 people
- Ranol595 people
- Kharshali588 people
- Larot579 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Kharot561 people
- Gumma559 people
- Bhetyani551 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhak Gaon?171214
- How far is Dhak Gaon from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Dhak Gaon?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhak Gaon in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhak Gaon?65.6% (Census 2011)