# Dharonk Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Dharonk

Dharonk is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 33 households**, the 125th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 123people (2011)
- 33households
- 75.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Dharonk PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026324

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

## How far is Dharonk from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)64 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 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 Dharonk?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vedar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dharonk known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 48% of the 52 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 Dharonk

Of every 100 households in Dharonk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Dharonk · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**36%

Use banking services ****59%**

**76%

Television ****79%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****59%**

**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 Dharonk?

■ Dharonk · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****231**

**918

Working population ****66.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (32%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 13 (16%)

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

- Koti129 people
- Up Muhal Shoshan128 people
- Bhuila126 people
- Roind126 people
- Dhola123 people
- Kupri123 people
- Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar123 people
- Up Muhal Devri121 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharonk?171202
- How far is Dharonk from Shimla?64 km by road
- What is the population of Dharonk?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharonk in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharonk?75.7% (Census 2011)