# Dhnewati Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Dhnewati

Dhnewati is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 78 households**, the 32nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 339people (2011)
- 78households
- 80.5%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Dhnewati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhnewati is 172021.** Dhnewati falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023754

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

## How far is Dhnewati from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)100 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 Dhnewati?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baglati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Dhnewati known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 48% of the 104 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 Dhnewati

Of every 100 households in Dhnewati in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Dhnewati · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**36%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****95%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhnewati?

■ Dhnewati · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**959

Working population ****70.5%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 72.4% for women. 75% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 203 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (14%)

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

- Grasu391 people
- Tanash382 people
- Karangla356 people
- Kaleda347 people
- Bani Basa315 people
- Vanda314 people
- Bagalti302 people
- Shola302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhnewati?172021
- How far is Dhnewati from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Dhnewati?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhnewati in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhnewati?80.5% (Census 2011)