# Dunu Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Dunu

Dunu is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 35 households**, the 78th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 160people (2011)
- 35households
- 78.6%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Dunu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dunu is 173217.** Dunu falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022444

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

## How far is Dunu from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)35 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 Dunu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dunu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 23% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dunu

Of every 100 households in Dunu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dunu · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**18%

Tap water ****92%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**63%

Use banking services ****62%**

**93%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Dunu?

■ Dunu · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**917

Working population ****46.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 71.2% for women. 70% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 35 (47%) · **■** Marginal 40 (53%)

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

- Kothi166 people
- Damyari164 people
- Nagoan162 people
- Bani161 people
- Bharech156 people
- Basheel154 people
- Dablog154 people
- Poabo154 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dunu?173217
- How far is Dunu from Solan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dunu?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dunu in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dunu?78.6% (Census 2011)