# Khasha Dhar Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/khasha-dhar/ Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Khasha Dhar Khasha Dhar is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 214 households**, the 3rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 1,126people (2011) - 214households - 83.5%literacy - 171208PIN code ## Khasha Dhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khasha Dhar is 171208.** Khasha Dhar falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171208 - Community development blockChauhara - Census village code026687 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khasha Dhar from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)145 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)30 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 Khasha Dhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khasha Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Seema - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Khasha Dhar known for? The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 10% of the 826 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 Khasha Dhar Of every 100 households in Khasha Dhar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Khasha Dhar · ■ Chirgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****29%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **58% Use banking services ****85%** **80% Television ****61%** **56% Mobile phone ****88%** **80% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **12% Own their home ****84%** **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 Khasha Dhar? ■ Khasha Dhar · ■ Chirgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1288** **884 Working population ****67.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 73.8% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 616 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%) 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 - Sunda Bhoura2,078 people - Thali Jangla1,409 people - Chirgaon1,070 people - Diswani1,028 people - Kulgaon931 people - Masli914 people [All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khasha Dhar?171208 - How far is Khasha Dhar from Shimla?145 km by road - What is the population of Khasha Dhar?1,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khasha Dhar in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khasha Dhar?83.5% (Census 2011)