# Dhar Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 111 households**, the 15th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 623people (2011)
- 111households
- 68.4%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 176320.** Dhar falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007219

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)46 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 Dhar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saluni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 17% of the 333 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 Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**60%

Tap water ****85%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****90%**

**88%

Television ****50%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1737**

**990

Working population ****72.2%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 75% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (13%) · **■** Marginal 379 (84%)

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 Saluni

- Bachuni675 people
- Ahni647 people
- Jakhral646 people
- Indereshwar637 people
- Kundal601 people
- Dhutta597 people
- Bhadroh593 people
- Shinga586 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?176320
- How far is Dhar from Chamba?47 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?68.4% (Census 2011)