Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Dewni

Dewni is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173030. The 2011 Census counted 1,681 people in 327 households, the 5th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 1,681 people (2011)
- 327 households
- 74.9% literacy
- 173030 PIN code

## Dewni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dewni is 173030. Dewni falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173030
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023183

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dewni from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dewni?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dewni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mogi Nanad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dewni known for?

About 23% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dewni

Of every 100 households in Dewni in 2011, 96 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewni · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 98%
- Toilet within the home 51% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 36%
- Tap water 85% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 65%
- Use banking services 77% 81%
- Television 69% 62%
- Mobile phone 75% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 6%
- None of these assets 7% 13%
- Own their home 96% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dewni?

■ Dewni · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 902
- Working population 38.7% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 79 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 303 (47%) · ■ Marginal 262 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Mogi Nand 2,177 people
- Kaulan Wala Bhud 1,954 people
- Trilokpur 1,935 people
- Ambwala Sainwala 1,879 people
- Bir Bikramabad 1,637 people
- Ogli 1,462 people
- Rampur Jatan 1,353 people
- Nagal Saketi 1,262 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dewni? 173030
- How far is Dewni from Nahan? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Dewni? 1,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewni in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewni? 74.9% (Census 2011)

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