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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Dhola

Dhola is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 25 households**, the 126th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 123people (2011)
- 25households
- 63.5%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Dhola PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026147

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

## How far is Dhola from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)22 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 Dhola?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dhola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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
- 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 Dhola known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 28% of the 47 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 Dhola

Of every 100 households in Dhola in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Dhola · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**42%

Tap water ****96%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**36%

Use banking services ****38%**

**76%

Television ****46%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**18%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Dhola?

■ Dhola · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****357**

**918

Working population ****67.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 62% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (14%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 18 (22%)

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

- Up Muhal Shoshan128 people
- Bhuila126 people
- Roind126 people
- Dharonk123 people
- Kupri123 people
- Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar123 people
- Up Muhal Devri121 people
- Garei120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhola?171202
- How far is Dhola from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dhola?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhola in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhola?63.5% (Census 2011)