Village · Nihri, Mandi
# D.P.F. Shiv Shankar

D.P.F. Shiv Shankar is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175031. The 2011 Census counted 17 people in 3 households, the 173rd largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.
- 17 people (2011)
- 3 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 175031 PIN code

## D.P.F. Shiv Shankar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of D.P.F. Shiv Shankar is 175031. D.P.F. Shiv Shankar falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175031
- Community development block Gohar
- Census village code 015722

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is D.P.F. Shiv Shankar from nearby towns?
- Nihri (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 74 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town) 49 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Shiv Shankar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Shiv Shankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jhungi
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jhungi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is D.P.F. Shiv Shankar known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and potato. About 1% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Shiv Shankar

Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Shiv Shankar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ D.P.F. Shiv Shankar · ■ Nihri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 28%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 70%
- Television 100% 56%
- Mobile phone 33% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 18%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of D.P.F. Shiv Shankar?

■ D.P.F. Shiv Shankar · ■ Nihri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 75.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1429 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 964
- Working population 64.7% 64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 71% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (73%) · ■ Other work 3 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nihri
- D.P.F.Salana 20 people
- Brata 19 people
- Bahal 18 people
- Bandla 18 people
- D.P.F.Bunga 16 people
- D.P.F.Jhalangar 16 people
- Khanyari 15 people
- Upperli Chakrad 15 people

All 274 villages in Nihri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Shiv Shankar? 175031
- How far is D.P.F. Shiv Shankar from Mandi? 74 km by road
- What is the population of D.P.F. Shiv Shankar? 17 (Census 2011)
- Which district is D.P.F. Shiv Shankar in? Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Shiv Shankar? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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