# Dukhar Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Dukhar

Dukhar is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 163 households**, the 20th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 709people (2011)
- 163households
- 85.4%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Dukhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dukhar is 176207.** Dukhar falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007632

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

## How far is Dukhar from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)20 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 Dukhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dukhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Samot
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balu Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dukhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 29% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Dukhar

Of every 100 households in Dukhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dukhar · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****79%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Dukhar?

■ Dukhar · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****63.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.2% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (12%) · **■** Other work 102 (23%) · **■** Marginal 293 (65%)

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 Sihunta

- Bharari806 people
- Dramnala802 people
- Manuta796 people
- Kathet783 people
- Sarog690 people
- Syun674 people
- Godhra644 people
- Duppar639 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dukhar?176207
- How far is Dukhar from Chamba?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dukhar?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dukhar in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dukhar?85.4% (Census 2011)