# Dangrahan Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Dangrahan

Dangrahan is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 39 households**, the 74th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 235people (2011)
- 39households
- 76.0%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Dangrahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dangrahan is 173001.** Dangrahan falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023204

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

## How far is Dangrahan from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)19 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 Dangrahan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dangrahan; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjhal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Dangrahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 15% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dangrahan

Of every 100 households in Dangrahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dangrahan · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****87%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**65%

Use banking services ****92%**

**81%

Television ****62%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Dangrahan?

■ Dangrahan · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**902

Working population ****29.4%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 26 (38%) · **■** Marginal 43 (62%)

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 Nahan

- Churan245 people
- Bhogpur-Sibalwala243 people
- Thaliga Lahan241 people
- Kiari237 people
- Nihog232 people
- Chhamla226 people
- Jaindi Katara225 people
- Rain Pirgari225 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dangrahan?173001
- How far is Dangrahan from Nahan?19 km by road
- What is the population of Dangrahan?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangrahan in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dangrahan?76.0% (Census 2011)