# Dawanti Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Dawanti

Dawanti is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 85 households**, the 17th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 408people (2011)
- 85households
- 80.7%literacy
- 173222PIN code

## Dawanti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dawanti is 173222.** Dawanti falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173222
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022279

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dawanti from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)22 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 Dawanti?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dawanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sayari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Dawanti known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 12% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Dawanti

Of every 100 households in Dawanti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dawanti · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**18%

Tap water ****57%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****99%**

**93%

Television ****54%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**13%

None of these assets ****28%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Dawanti?

■ Dawanti · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1941**

**917

Working population ****34.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 72.0% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (29%) · **■** Marginal 47 (33%)

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 Kandaghat

- Basha437 people
- Up Mohal Dhali434 people
- Satrol423 people
- Chhaosha417 people
- Kurgal401 people
- Kohari362 people
- Gauhra329 people
- Majhol327 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dawanti?173222
- How far is Dawanti from Solan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dawanti?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dawanti in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dawanti?80.7% (Census 2011)