# Danda Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/danda-023361/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Danda Danda is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 353 households**, the 11th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,003people (2011) - 353households - 73.6%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Danda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Danda is 173025.** Danda falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Danda from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)60 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)15 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 Danda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Danda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amboa - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Danda known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 73% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Danda Of every 100 households in Danda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Danda · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****51%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **45% Tap water ****99%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **63% Use banking services ****71%** **76% Television ****52%** **63% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **7% None of these assets ****21%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Danda? ■ Danda · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **928 Working population ****37.3%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.1% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 252 (34%) · **■** Marginal 356 (48%) 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 Paonta Sahib - Kolar2,874 people - Dhola Kuan2,569 people - Kunja2,427 people - Ganguwala Jamniwala2,073 people - Rampur Majari1,977 people - Puruwala Kanshipur1,923 people - Rajban1,877 people - Palhori1,853 people [All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Danda?173025 - How far is Danda from Nahan?60 km by road - What is the population of Danda?2,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Danda in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Danda?73.6% (Census 2011)