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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Dohan

Dohan is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 50 households**, the 110th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 255people (2011)
- 50households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Dohan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dohan is 171209.** Dohan falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025244

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

## How far is Dohan from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)36 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)21 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 Dohan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dohan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- 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 Dohan known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 18% of the 139 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 Dohan

Of every 100 households in Dohan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dohan · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

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

**48%

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

**51%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****74%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Dohan?

■ Dohan · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1900**

**908

Working population ****75.3%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 79% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 53 (28%)

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

- Gowahi258 people
- Karaili258 people
- Khanar258 people
- Kareli257 people
- Kalind254 people
- Gadhiari252 people
- Mandla252 people
- Kit251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dohan?171209
- How far is Dohan from Shimla?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dohan?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dohan in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dohan?85.4% (Census 2011)