# Dharam Kot Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/dharam-kot/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Dharam Kot Dharam Kot is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 75 households**, the 96th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 389people (2011) - 75households - 83.6%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Dharam Kot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dharam Kot is 173025.** Dharam Kot falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023330 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharam Kot from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)45 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)4 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 Dharam Kot? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharam Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Taruwala - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taruwala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dharam Kot known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 39 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 Dharam Kot Of every 100 households in Dharam Kot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Dharam Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****83%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **45% Tap water ****85%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **63% Use banking services ****99%** **76% Television ****69%** **63% Mobile phone ****90%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **11% Own their home ****62%** **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 Dharam Kot? ■ Dharam Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **928 Working population ****26.2%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 77.1% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (89%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%) 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 - Chhichheti435 people - Puruwala Santokhgarh434 people - Sampda Shubh Khera419 people - Madhara414 people - Agrau388 people - Baroti Wala379 people - Bhaila376 people - Patti Natha Singh372 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 Dharam Kot?173025 - How far is Dharam Kot from Nahan?45 km by road - What is the population of Dharam Kot?389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharam Kot in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dharam Kot?83.6% (Census 2011)