# Dhar Kufar Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Dhar Kufar

Dhar Kufar is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 9 households**, the 53rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 48people (2011)
- 9households
- 91.5%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Dhar Kufar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar Kufar is 173217.** Dhar Kufar falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024839

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

## How far is Dhar Kufar from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (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 Dhar Kufar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kot
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dhar Kufar known for?

About 55% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhar Kufar

Of every 100 households in Dhar Kufar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Dhar Kufar · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**39%

Tap water ****89%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****100%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****33%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Kufar?

■ Dhar Kufar · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**960

Working population ****22.9%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 82.6% for women. 32% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (9%) · **■** Other work 8 (73%)

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 Junga

- Kanena62 people
- Dhalyana55 people
- Dhar55 people
- Chanyan49 people
- Jagheri Bag40 people
- Jangal Karoli28 people
- Jangal Taunru17 people
- Danalta11 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar Kufar?173217
- How far is Dhar Kufar from Shimla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar Kufar?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar Kufar in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar Kufar?91.5% (Census 2011)