# Dhakoli Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Dhakoli

Dhakoli is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 47 households**, the 47th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 253people (2011)
- 47households
- 74.0%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Dhakoli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakoli is 173210.** Dhakoli falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025744

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

## How far is Dhakoli from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)42 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 Dhakoli?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sheila
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rusla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated 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 Dhakoli known for?

The main crops are **tomato and maize**. About 16% of the 146 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 Dhakoli

Of every 100 households in Dhakoli in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakoli · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**55%

Tap water ****94%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****34%**

**79%

Television ****53%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Dhakoli?

■ Dhakoli · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**954

Working population ****85.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 83% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 150 (70%)

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 Nerua

- Bohar267 people
- Up Mahal Paban262 people
- Up Mahal Thangar257 people
- Up Mahal Ramdara256 people
- Up Mahal Nawi245 people
- Up Mahal Tari244 people
- Dhadu242 people
- Up Mahal Jamath238 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakoli?173210
- How far is Dhakoli from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakoli?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakoli in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakoli?74.0% (Census 2011)