# Dhilon Village, Solan, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/dhilon/ Village · Solan, Solan # Dhilon Dhilon is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173229**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 64 households**, the 43rd largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 354people (2011) - 64households - 87.5%literacy - 173229PIN code ## Dhilon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhilon is 173229.** Dhilon falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173229 - Community development blockSolan - Census village code021959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhilon from nearby towns? - Solan (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Solan (district HQ)17 km by road - Dagshai (nearest town)6 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 Dhilon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhilon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sultanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Dhilon known for? The main crops are **tomato, maize and wheat**. About 21% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Dhilon Of every 100 households in Dhilon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Dhilon · ■ Solan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****89%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **20% Tap water ****74%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **52% Use banking services ****100%** **91% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****72%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **76% 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 Dhilon? ■ Dhilon · ■ Solan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **86.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615** **941 Working population ****45.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.4% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 38 (24%) · **■** Other work 68 (42%) · **■** Marginal 55 (34%) 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 Solan - Kanah Bajnal371 people - Dadhog363 people - Bagor359 people - Nadoh357 people - Bharti353 people - Sultanpur349 people - Shil348 people - Ochh344 people [All 478 villages in Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhilon?173229 - How far is Dhilon from Solan?17 km by road - What is the population of Dhilon?354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhilon in?Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhilon?87.5% (Census 2011)