# Dhandon, Kandaghat, Solan – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Dhandon

Dhandon is a village in [Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/) sub-district of [Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 8 households**, the 219th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 39people (2011)
- 8households
- 100.0%literacy
- 173222PIN code

## Dhandon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173222
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022282

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

## How far is Dhandon from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)57 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)20 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 Dhandon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Neoghati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dhandon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pea**. About 24% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Dhandon

Of every 100 households in Dhandon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhandon · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****62%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Dhandon?

■ Dhandon · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**917

Working population ****51.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 48% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (85%)

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

- Shalah Brahamana40 people
- Shalah Kolian40 people
- Shalog Jogian40 people
- Chauki39 people
- Shakog39 people
- Anji38 people
- Anji38 people
- Shalawon38 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhandon?173222
- How far is Dhandon from Solan?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandon?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandon in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandon?100.0% (Census 2011)