# Chanshal Dhar Village, Dodra Kwar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dodra Kwar, Shimla 

# Chanshal Dhar

Chanshal Dhar is a village in Dodra Kwar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171221**. The 2011 Census counted **68 people in 10 households**, the 9th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 6.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 68people (2011)
- 10households
- 6.6%literacy
- 171221PIN code

## Chanshal Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanshal Dhar is 171221.** Chanshal Dhar falls in Dodra Kwar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171221
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026710

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

## How far is Chanshal Dhar from nearby towns?

- Kwar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)198 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)70 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 Chanshal Dhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dodra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dodra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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

- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chanshal Dhar

Of every 100 households in Chanshal Dhar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanshal Dhar · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**84%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****10%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****10%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chanshal Dhar?

■ Chanshal Dhar · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****6.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****659**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**961

Working population ****86.8%**

**70.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 2.8% for men and 12.0% for women. 85% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Household industry 55 (93%) · **■** Other work 1 (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 Dodra Kwar

- Jakha698 people
- Dodra Doam261 people
- Pandar179 people
- Asandha82 people
- D.P.F. Chanaun14 people

[All 20 villages in Dodra Kwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/dodra-kwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanshal Dhar?171221
- How far is Chanshal Dhar from Shimla?198 km by road
- What is the population of Chanshal Dhar?68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanshal Dhar in?Shimla district (Dodra Kwar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chanshal Dhar?6.6% (Census 2011)