# Dhanroti Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Dhanroti

Dhanroti is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 26 households**, the 158th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 87people (2011)
- 26households
- 82.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Dhanroti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026225

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

## How far is Dhanroti from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)4 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 Dhanroti?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanroti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Purag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purag
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gumma
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhanroti known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 39% of the 51 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 Dhanroti

Of every 100 households in Dhanroti in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dhanroti · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**36%

Use banking services ****82%**

**76%

Television ****78%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**18%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Dhanroti?

■ Dhanroti · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****63.2%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 60% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (9%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Kotkhai

- Jharoli92 people
- Karal92 people
- Mel-II92 people
- Golu90 people
- Manewal86 people
- Up Muhal Chakuna86 people
- Silana -I82 people
- Phanel81 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanroti?171202
- How far is Dhanroti from Shimla?74 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanroti?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanroti in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanroti?82.7% (Census 2011)