# Dhana Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Dhana

Dhana is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 116 households**, the 53rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 619people (2011)
- 116households
- 71.6%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Dhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhana is 174101.** Dhana falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020906

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

## How far is Dhana from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)106 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)9 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 Dhana?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dbhota
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dhana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 55% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Dhana

Of every 100 households in Dhana in 2011, 80 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Dhana · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**51%

Tap water ****99%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**66%

Use banking services ****98%**

**82%

Television ****81%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Dhana?

■ Dhana · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**885

Working population ****75.9%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 59.8% for women. 75% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 142 (30%) · **■** Other work 113 (24%) · **■** Marginal 215 (46%)

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 Nalagarh

- Kotla Kalan646 people
- Palasi Kalan645 people
- Majholi623 people
- Karpalpur622 people
- Raiya619 people
- Dadhi Kanian605 people
- Nikoowal595 people
- Rakh Ram Singh587 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhana?174101
- How far is Dhana from Solan?106 km by road
- What is the population of Dhana?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhana in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhana?71.6% (Census 2011)
