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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dhar Jabal

Dhar Jabal is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **90 people in 21 households**, the 103rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 90people (2011)
- 21households
- 69.7%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Dhar Jabal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar Jabal is 171208.** Dhar Jabal falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026649

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

## How far is Dhar Jabal from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)26 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 Jabal?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Jabal known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhar Jabal

Of every 100 households in Dhar Jabal in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar Jabal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****87%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****35%**

**80%

Television ****22%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****17%**

**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 Jabal?

■ Dhar Jabal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**884

Working population ****57.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 69% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (83%)

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

- Mayela110 people
- Bhangara103 people
- Bahli100 people
- Dhar Gewas99 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people
- Jakhali81 people
- Pundras67 people
- Bakora56 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar Jabal?171208
- How far is Dhar Jabal from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar Jabal?90 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar Jabal in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar Jabal?69.7% (Census 2011)