Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur
# Dun

Dun is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173024. The 2011 Census counted 182 people in 33 households, the 104th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.
- 182 people (2011)
- 33 households
- 89.6% literacy
- 173024 PIN code

## Dun PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dun is 173024. Dun falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173024
- Community development block Pachhad
- Census village code 022767

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

## How far is Dun from nearby towns?
- Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dun?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dun known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 12% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dun

Of every 100 households in Dun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dun · ■ Pachhad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 91% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 22%
- Tap water 26% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 81%
- Use banking services 97% 90%
- Television 85% 64%
- Mobile phone 41% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 6%
- None of these assets 6% 8%
- Own their home 100% 88%

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

## What is the population of Dun?

■ Dun · ■ Pachhad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.6% 85.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 918
- Working population 86.3% 65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 82.9% for women. 85% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 101 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 52 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad
- Bagar Dingri 186 people
- Chanalag 186 people
- Pandanji 184 people
- Thana Kavadi 183 people
- Chunar 181 people
- Chabyoga Majher 180 people
- Cheula Bohal 179 people
- Shampur Chandog 179 people

All 263 villages in Pachhad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dun? 173024
- How far is Dun from Nahan? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Dun? 182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dun in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dun? 89.6% (Census 2011)

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