# Dhar Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 120 households**, the 4th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 810people (2011)
- 120households
- 65.6%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025680

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)200 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)100 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 22% of the 265 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

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**92%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**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?

■ Dhar · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**972

Working population ****55.7%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 58.0% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (22%) · **■** Marginal 221 (49%)

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

- Banah932 people
- Manjholi871 people
- Hira848 people
- Kothi765 people
- Dhautali708 people
- Joru Shilal701 people
- Bandal651 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?171217
- How far is Dhar from Shimla?200 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?65.6% (Census 2011)