# Dhola Kuan Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/dhola-kuan/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Dhola Kuan Dhola Kuan is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173020**. The 2011 Census counted **2,569 people in 538 households**, the 8th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,569people (2011) - 538households - 71.5%literacy - 173020PIN code ## Dhola Kuan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhola Kuan is 173020.** Dhola Kuan falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173020 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhola Kuan from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)28 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)17 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 Dhola Kuan? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Dhola Kuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampur Banjaran - ○Degree college10+ km · Paonta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paonta Sahib - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Dhola Kuan known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 65% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Dhola Kuan Of every 100 households in Dhola Kuan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Dhola Kuan · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****54%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **45% Tap water ****86%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **63% Use banking services ****94%** **76% Television ****59%** **63% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **11% Own their home ****79%** **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 Dhola Kuan? ■ Dhola Kuan · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **928 Working population ****32.9%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.6% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 559 (66%) · **■** Marginal 243 (29%) 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 - Majra3,924 people - Patlion3,511 people - Manpur Dewra3,306 people - Kolar2,874 people - Kunja2,427 people - Ganguwala Jamniwala2,073 people - Danda2,003 people - Rampur Majari1,977 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 Dhola Kuan?173020 - How far is Dhola Kuan from Nahan?28 km by road - What is the population of Dhola Kuan?2,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhola Kuan in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhola Kuan?71.5% (Census 2011)