# Dharamsal Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Dharamsal

Dharamsal is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176206**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 137 households**, the 42nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 572people (2011)
- 137households
- 83.9%literacy
- 176206PIN code

## Dharamsal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharamsal is 176206.** Dharamsal falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176206
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009354

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

## How far is Dharamsal from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)25 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 Dharamsal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Dharamsal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 70% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Dharamsal

Of every 100 households in Dharamsal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dharamsal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**51%

Tap water ****89%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**10%

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 Dharamsal?

■ Dharamsal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**911

Working population ****42.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 32 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (19%) · **■** Marginal 158 (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 Shahpur

- Bajrer587 people
- Rulehr586 people
- Bhatech582 people
- Manjhiar578 people
- Churtha565 people
- Jhikla Dohbh558 people
- Parei549 people
- Kuthman543 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharamsal?176206
- How far is Dharamsal from Dharmsala?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dharamsal?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharamsal in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharamsal?83.9% (Census 2011)