# Damhara Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Damhara

Damhara is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174030**. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 77 households**, the 84th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 369people (2011)
- 77households
- 81.4%literacy
- 174030PIN code

## Damhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damhara is 174030.** Damhara falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174030
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019231

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

## How far is Damhara from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)10 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 Damhara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Damhara; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kosarian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Damhara known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 14% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Damhara

Of every 100 households in Damhara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damhara · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**79%

Use banking services ****35%**

**78%

Television ****58%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****25%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Damhara?

■ Damhara · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**909

Working population ****58.3%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.5% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (13%) · **■** Marginal 63 (29%)

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 Jhanduta

- Dohg377 people
- Thappar376 people
- Tikri374 people
- Baloh370 people
- Khamera Kalan368 people
- Gharann366 people
- Mauhin366 people
- Dohak365 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damhara?174030
- How far is Damhara from Bilaspur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Damhara?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damhara in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damhara?81.4% (Census 2011)