# Dhar Gewas Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dhar Gewas

Dhar Gewas is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 15 households**, the 102nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 99people (2011)
- 15households
- 19.5%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Dhar Gewas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar Gewas is 171214.** Dhar Gewas falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026610

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

## How far is Dhar Gewas from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 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 Gewas?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Lakadhar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shima
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhar Gewas known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhar Gewas

Of every 100 households in Dhar Gewas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar Gewas · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****0%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****60%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhar Gewas?

■ Dhar Gewas · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**884

Working population ****60.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.3% for men and 12.8% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (90%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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

- D.P.F. Jabal116 people
- Mayela110 people
- Bhangara103 people
- Bahli100 people
- Dhar Jabal90 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people
- Jakhali81 people
- Pundras67 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar Gewas?171214
- How far is Dhar Gewas from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar Gewas?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar Gewas in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar Gewas?19.5% (Census 2011)