# Dhon Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Dhon

Dhon is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 197 households**, the 16th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 865people (2011)
- 197households
- 80.3%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Dhon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023220

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

## How far is Dhon from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)16 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 Dhon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Dhon known for?

About 53% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhon

Of every 100 households in Dhon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhon · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**36%

Tap water ****88%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**65%

Use banking services ****87%**

**81%

Television ****52%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhon?

■ Dhon · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**902

Working population ****56.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 260 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 212 (43%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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

- Ban Kalan1,189 people
- Maholiya Khatola1,163 people
- Rukhri1,016 people
- Khairi971 people
- Jogi Ban850 people
- Khajurna815 people
- Jamtah733 people
- Jangla Bhud705 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhon?173001
- How far is Dhon from Nahan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Dhon?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhon in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhon?80.3% (Census 2011)