# Devi Dhar Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/devi-dhar/ Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Devi Dhar Devi Dhar is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 69 households**, the 58th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 342people (2011) - 69households - 67.3%literacy - 171214PIN code ## Devi Dhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Devi Dhar is 171214.** Devi Dhar falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171214 - Community development blockChauhara - Census village code026582 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Devi Dhar from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)19 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 Devi Dhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Devi Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shima - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Devi Dhar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 28% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Devi Dhar Of every 100 households in Devi Dhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Devi Dhar · ■ Chirgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****41%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **58% Use banking services ****93%** **80% Television ****73%** **56% Mobile phone ****93%** **80% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **12% Own their home ****86%** **84% 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 Devi Dhar? ■ Devi Dhar · ■ Chirgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636** **884 Working population ****34.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 63 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (24%) · **■** Other work 24 (21%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 Chirgaon - Bhatwari381 people - Haunchali376 people - Magwani360 people - Jhanjwani356 people - Deodi336 people - Maktot336 people - Manghara329 people - Bhatwa313 people [All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Devi Dhar?171214 - How far is Devi Dhar from Shimla?130 km by road - What is the population of Devi Dhar?342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Devi Dhar in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Devi Dhar?67.3% (Census 2011)