# Dodra Awal Village, Dodra Kwar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/dodra-kwar/dodra-awal/ Village · Dodra Kwar, Shimla # Dodra Awal Dodra Awal is a village in Dodra Kwar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171221**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 186 households**, the 3rd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 944people (2011) - 186households - 66.9%literacy - 171221PIN code ## Dodra Awal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dodra Awal is 171221.** Dodra Awal falls in Dodra Kwar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171221 - Community development blockChauhara - Census village code026712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dodra Awal from nearby towns? - Kwar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)206 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)84 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 Dodra Awal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dodra Awal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Dodra Awal known for? The main crops are **wheat, barley and vegetable**. About 36% of the 322 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 Dodra Awal Of every 100 households in Dodra Awal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dodra Awal · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **84% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **82% Tap water ****86%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****51%** **86% Television ****33%** **35% Mobile phone ****73%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dodra Awal? ■ Dodra Awal · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **961 Working population ****58.8%** **70.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (14%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 - Kiterwari1,804 people - Dhandarwari1,383 people - Jiskun939 people - Jakha698 people - Dodra Doam261 people - Pandar179 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 Dodra Awal?171221 - How far is Dodra Awal from Shimla?206 km by road - What is the population of Dodra Awal?944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dodra Awal in?Shimla district (Dodra Kwar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dodra Awal?66.9% (Census 2011)