# Dashna Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Dashna

Dashna is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 44 households**, the 155th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 214people (2011)
- 44households
- 72.4%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Dashna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dashna is 171220.** Dashna falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025310

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

## How far is Dashna from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)54 km by road
- Theog (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 Dashna?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dashna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bagain
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basha Bagain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dashna known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 16% of the 148 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 Dashna

Of every 100 households in Dashna in 2011, 96 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dashna · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**51%

Use banking services ****64%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

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 Dashna?

■ Dashna · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**908

Working population ****61.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 Theog

- Khanu218 people
- Laphu217 people
- Balhech - I216 people
- Parla216 people
- Up Muhal Ulvi214 people
- Bajhowa212 people
- Majholi212 people
- Janog Awal208 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dashna?171220
- How far is Dashna from Shimla?54 km by road
- What is the population of Dashna?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dashna in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dashna?72.4% (Census 2011)