# Dhuma Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Dhuma

Dhuma is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174309**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 13 households**, the 192nd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 78people (2011)
- 13households
- 92.4%literacy
- 174309PIN code

## Dhuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhuma is 174309.** Dhuma falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174309
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017502

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

## How far is Dhuma from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)11 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 Dhuma?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dhuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Dhuma known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 41% of the 13 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 Dhuma

Of every 100 households in Dhuma in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dhuma · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**87%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****77%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dhuma?

■ Dhuma · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1438**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**874

Working population ****51.3%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 89.2% for women. 47% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 29 (72%) · **■** Other work 11 (28%)

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 Barsar

- Amboha Upperla84 people
- Kuthulag83 people
- Singvi83 people
- Kathla79 people
- Chhatoli Brahmana77 people
- Mohlwin70 people
- Suphan69 people
- Lohane68 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhuma?174309
- How far is Dhuma from Hamirpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dhuma?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhuma in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhuma?92.4% (Census 2011)