# Dumrera Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dumrera

Dumrera is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171224**. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 56 households**, the 71st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 280people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.9%literacy
- 171224PIN code

## Dumrera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dumrera is 171224.** Dumrera falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171224
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026589

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

## How far is Dumrera from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)29 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 Dumrera?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dumrera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Dumrera known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 16% of the 1,307 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 Dumrera

Of every 100 households in Dumrera in 2011, 82 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dumrera · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****96%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**58%

Use banking services ****73%**

**80%

Television ****68%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**12%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Dumrera?

■ Dumrera · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**884

Working population ****29.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 41% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (35%)

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

- Kamraun292 people
- Andhra291 people
- Gumna290 people
- Bosari287 people
- Gayari274 people
- Jailot268 people
- Sandasu268 people
- Petarli253 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dumrera?171224
- How far is Dumrera from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Dumrera?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumrera in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dumrera?67.9% (Census 2011)