# Dhanowal Village, Amb, Una (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Amb, Una 

# Dhanowal

Dhanowal is a village in Amb sub-district of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177212**. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 200 households**, the 79th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 829people (2011)
- 200households
- 88.8%literacy
- 177212PIN code

## Dhanowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanowal is 177212.** Dhanowal falls in Amb sub-district, Una district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177212
- Community development blockGagret
- Census village code018158

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

## How far is Dhanowal from nearby towns?

- Amb (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Una (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gagret (nearest town)7 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 Dhanowal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanowal; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghanari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daulatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Una
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Dhanowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard seed**. About 16% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Dhanowal

Of every 100 households in Dhanowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhanowal · ■ Amb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**36%

Tap water ****82%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**63%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**31%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Dhanowal?

■ Dhanowal · ■ Amb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**858

Working population ****28.7%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 83.7% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (52%) · **■** Marginal 51 (21%)

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 Amb

- Abhay Pur866 people
- Guglehar859 people
- Joh851 people
- Amlehar839 people
- Mawa Sindiyan Upperli828 people
- Athwan813 people
- Behar Jaswan Kashi812 people
- Rampur803 people

[All 252 villages in Amb](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/una/amb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanowal?177212
- How far is Dhanowal from Una?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanowal?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanowal in?Una district (Amb sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanowal?88.8% (Census 2011)