Dhan is a village in the
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
of
Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
Jawali (Jawāli) is a town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh state in India. Old name of Jawali is Jawanwalashehar. Jawali is the second largest Assembly constituency in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located 250 km distance f ...
in India. As of the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,878 persons in 399 households.
The chief elected official is a
Sarpanch
A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...
.
Attractions
The Vaishno Devi Mandir is located in Dhan Village, approximately 2 kilometres from Jawali in samlana-mutlahr-jawali Road. The temple is established on 30 November 2012.
Education
Schools in Dhan include:
*Saraswati Public School Dhan
*Little Flower Public School Dhan
References
External links
Dhanat villageinfo.in
{{Kangra district
Villages in Kangra district