# Dhandri Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Dhandri

Dhandri is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 42 households**, the 28th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 225people (2011)
- 42households
- 81.9%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Dhandri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhandri is 173233.** Dhandri falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021369

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

## How far is Dhandri from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)42 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)42 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 Dhandri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jagjeet Nagar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dhandri known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 20% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Dhandri

Of every 100 households in Dhandri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhandri · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**28%

Tap water ****69%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****91%**

**81%

Television ****91%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhandri?

■ Dhandri · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**907

Working population ****65.8%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.7% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (46%) · **■** Other work 62 (42%) · **■** Marginal 18 (12%)

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 Krishangarh

- Thimbar241 people
- Uperla Baroh237 people
- Maneshi232 people
- Banti225 people
- Harath219 people
- Kayal Mahtan215 people
- Salga209 people
- Kotla197 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhandri?173233
- How far is Dhandri from Solan?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandri?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandri in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandri?81.9% (Census 2011)