# Dhar Chari Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Dhar Chari

Dhar Chari is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 18 households**, the 46th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 124people (2011)
- 18households
- 81.4%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Dhar Chari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar Chari is 171217.** Dhar Chari falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025664

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

## How far is Dhar Chari from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)214 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)114 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 Chari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chari known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 25% of the 53 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 Chari

Of every 100 households in Dhar Chari in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dhar Chari · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**92%

Television ****50%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

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 Dhar Chari?

■ Dhar Chari · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****771**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**972

Working population ****87.1%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 84% of men and 91% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (18%) · **■** Other work 18 (17%) · **■** Marginal 71 (66%)

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 Cheta

- Gawai191 people
- Majh Gaon158 people
- Up Muhal Asha Dhar149 people
- Dofta134 people
- Up Muhal Shathali110 people
- Dehran106 people
- Serti106 people
- Up Muhal Sainj Khad92 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar Chari?171217
- How far is Dhar Chari from Shimla?214 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar Chari?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar Chari in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar Chari?81.4% (Census 2011)