# Dhakranwala Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Dhakranwala

Dhakranwala is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 28 households**, the 112th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 125people (2011)
- 28households
- 84.8%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Dhakranwala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023240

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

## How far is Dhakranwala from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)27 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 Dhakranwala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakranwala; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haripur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dhakranwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 22% of the 58 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 Dhakranwala

Of every 100 households in Dhakranwala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakranwala · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**36%

Tap water ****61%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****79%**

**81%

Television ****46%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhakranwala?

■ Dhakranwala · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**902

Working population ****76.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 73.6% for women. 77% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (23%) · **■** Marginal 58 (60%)

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

- Paploh131 people
- Main Dhar129 people
- Ser Baron127 people
- Chamyar Kurar125 people
- Dathnog117 people
- Kun116 people
- Nanaha115 people
- Panjhal112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakranwala?173001
- How far is Dhakranwala from Nahan?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakranwala?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakranwala in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakranwala?84.8% (Census 2011)