# Dhundan Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/dhundan/ Village · Darlaghat, Solan # Dhundan Dhundan is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 110 households**, the 12th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 622people (2011) - 110households - 83.6%literacy - 171102PIN code ## Dhundan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhundan is 171102.** Dhundan falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171102 - Community development blockKunihar - Census village code020433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhundan from nearby towns? - Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Solan (district HQ)65 km by road - Arki (nearest town)23 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 Dhundan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Dhundan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Batal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Dhundan known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 36% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Dhundan Of every 100 households in Dhundan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Dhundan · ■ Darlaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****99%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **14% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **76% Use banking services ****99%** **83% Television ****83%** **79% Mobile phone ****38%** **81% Computer with internet ****12%** **4% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **11% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****85%** **86% 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 Dhundan? ■ Dhundan · ■ Darlaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****564** **923 Working population ****52.4%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.4% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (51%) · **■** Marginal 152 (47%) 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 Darlaghat - Darla728 people - Naugaon719 people - Chhamla682 people - Daseran Bala627 people - UP Mohal Thera538 people - Kandhar521 people - Mohal Kanswala515 people - Nauni482 people [All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhundan?171102 - How far is Dhundan from Solan?65 km by road - What is the population of Dhundan?622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhundan in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhundan?83.6% (Census 2011)