# Dhandarwari Village, Dodra Kwar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dodra Kwar, Shimla 

# Dhandarwari

Dhandarwari is a village in Dodra Kwar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,383 people in 239 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,383people (2011)
- 239households
- 64.2%literacy
- 171221PIN code

## Dhandarwari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhandarwari is 171221.** Dhandarwari falls in Dodra Kwar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171221
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026707

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

## How far is Dhandarwari from nearby towns?

- Shimla (district HQ)228 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)100 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 Dhandarwari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandarwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Dhandarwari known for?

The main crops are **barley, wheat and vegetable**. About 25% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhandarwari

Of every 100 households in Dhandarwari in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhandarwari · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**86%

Television ****35%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Dhandarwari?

■ Dhandarwari · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**961

Working population ****75.3%**

**70.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 74% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 703 (68%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 283 (27%)

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 Dodra Kwar

- Kiterwari1,804 people
- Dodra Awal944 people
- Jiskun939 people
- Jakha698 people
- Dodra Doam261 people

[All 20 villages in Dodra Kwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/dodra-kwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhandarwari?171221
- How far is Dhandarwari from Shimla?228 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandarwari?1,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandarwari in?Shimla district (Dodra Kwar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandarwari?64.2% (Census 2011)