# Dhangwi Kalan Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Dhangwi Kalan

Dhangwi Kalan is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 59 households**, the 62nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 226people (2011)
- 59households
- 84.5%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Dhangwi Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhangwi Kalan is 171202.** Dhangwi Kalan falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026287

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

## How far is Dhangwi Kalan from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)5 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 Dhangwi Kalan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangwi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Dhangwi Kalan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 54% of the 63 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 Dhangwi Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dhangwi Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Dhangwi Kalan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**42%

Tap water ****95%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**36%

Use banking services ****90%**

**76%

Television ****92%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**79%

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 Dhangwi Kalan?

■ Dhangwi Kalan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**918

Working population ****50.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 75.7% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 90 (78%)

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 Kotkhai

- Bajoha231 people
- Delwi229 people
- Chadyana -I228 people
- Rukhla228 people
- Ghasi Gaon225 people
- Up Muhal Jol225 people
- Choela224 people
- Pal222 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhangwi Kalan?171202
- How far is Dhangwi Kalan from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangwi Kalan?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangwi Kalan in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangwi Kalan?84.5% (Census 2011)