# Dhansha Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Dhansha

Dhansha is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 34 households**, the 66th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 138people (2011)
- 34households
- 73.8%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Dhansha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhansha is 172001.** Dhansha falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023731

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

## How far is Dhansha from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)55 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 Dhansha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhansha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamndi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dhansha known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 29% of the 96 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 Dhansha

Of every 100 households in Dhansha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhansha · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**36%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****88%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Dhansha?

■ Dhansha · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**959

Working population ****90.6%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 94% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 78 (62%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 42 (34%)

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 Nankhari

- Khamnana142 people
- D.P.F. Bhadral140 people
- Klanthi140 people
- Jhijnu139 people
- Khamoti136 people
- Khalet131 people
- Phaula122 people
- Pyojna118 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhansha?172001
- How far is Dhansha from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Dhansha?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansha in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansha?73.8% (Census 2011)