# Dhonsa Village, Gandoh, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandoh, Doda 

# Dhonsa

Dhonsa is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 192 households**, the 29th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,095people (2011)
- 192households
- 62.9%literacy
- 182203PIN code

## Dhonsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhonsa is 182203.** Dhonsa falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182203
- Gram panchayatDudwar
- Community development blockGandoh
- Census village code004372

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

## How far is Dhonsa from nearby towns?

- Gandoh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)73 km by road
- Doda (nearest town)69 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 Dhonsa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhonsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Changa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Change
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 8 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 Dhonsa known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash and carpet. About 48% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dhonsa

Of every 100 households in Dhonsa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhonsa · ■ Gandoh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**69%

Tap water ****66%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**65%

Television ****27%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Dhonsa?

■ Dhonsa · ■ Gandoh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**962

Working population ****38.3%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 48.1% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (21%) · **■** Marginal 329 (79%)

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 Gandoh

- Shingni1,201 people
- Tantali1,200 people
- Samai1,133 people
- Chanias1,132 people
- Taloogarh1,089 people
- Gurekra979 people
- Inharra966 people
- Achher961 people

[All 67 villages in Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhonsa?182203
- How far is Dhonsa from Doda?73 km by road
- What is the population of Dhonsa?1,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhonsa in?Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhonsa?62.9% (Census 2011)