# Dhandowal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/dhandowal/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Dhandowal Dhandowal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 23 households**, the 171st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 113people (2011) - 23households - 75.5%literacy - 184142PIN code ## Dhandowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhandowal is 184142.** Dhandowal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184142 - Gram panchayatSuba Chak - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code002029 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhandowal from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)27 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)3 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 Dhandowal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Dhandowal known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 87% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Dhandowal Of every 100 households in Dhandowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhandowal · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****4%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **63% Use banking services ****70%** **87% Television ****70%** **70% Mobile phone ****78%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****22%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Dhandowal? ■ Dhandowal · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500** **765 Working population ****32.7%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (41%) · **■** Marginal 21 (57%) 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 Hiranagar - Chak Balunda138 people - Sande Chak125 people - Barsoo Chak122 people - Chak Jawahir115 people - Gurah Sarkari106 people - Thakur Pur Grore104 people - Mada102 people - Rattan Chak100 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhandowal?184142 - How far is Dhandowal from Kathua?27 km by road - What is the population of Dhandowal?113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandowal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhandowal?75.5% (Census 2011)