Village · Ramshahr, Solan
# Dharmana

Dharmana is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173218. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 17 households, the 142nd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.
- 85 people (2011)
- 17 households
- 85.9% literacy
- 173218 PIN code

## Dharmana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharmana is 173218. Dharmana falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173218
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020680

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dharmana from nearby towns?
- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town) 38 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dharmana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Digal
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Digal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Digal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharmana known for?

The main crops are maize, tomato and ginger. About 14% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dharmana

Of every 100 households in Dharmana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Dharmana · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 59% 43%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 56%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 81%
- Television 94% 70%
- Mobile phone 82% 77%
- Computer with internet 6% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 5%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 94% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dharmana?

■ Dharmana · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 77.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 915
- Working population 57.6% 63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 53% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (22%) · ■ Other work 17 (35%) · ■ Marginal 21 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramshahr
- Ghat 86 people
- Kiarghat 86 people
- Kiyararu 86 people
- Bahli 85 people
- Kiardu 85 people
- Malag 81 people
- Banli Kanaitan 80 people
- Jeora 80 people

All 241 villages in Ramshahr

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharmana? 173218
- How far is Dharmana from Solan? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmana? 85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmana in? Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmana? 85.9% (Census 2011)

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