# Dharunja Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Dharunja

Dharunja is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 96 households**, the 21st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 438people (2011)
- 96households
- 69.5%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Dharunja PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023746

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

## How far is Dharunja from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)60 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 Dharunja?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khamadi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khamadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 Dharunja known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 48% of the 134 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 Dharunja

Of every 100 households in Dharunja in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharunja · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**36%

Use banking services ****43%**

**91%

Television ****43%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dharunja?

■ Dharunja · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**959

Working population ****68.0%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 282 (95%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%)

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

- Kungal482 people
- Taprog451 people
- Manjholi445 people
- Punan441 people
- Lahru434 people
- Jatral413 people
- Dhargala410 people
- Kharan398 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharunja?172001
- How far is Dharunja from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Dharunja?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharunja in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharunja?69.5% (Census 2011)