# Dhar Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **55 people in 12 households**, the 51st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 55people (2011)
- 12households
- 87.0%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024877

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)39 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)39 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhalawag
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 13% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**39%

Tap water ****82%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****64%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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?

■ Dhar · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1292**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**1036

Working population ****32.7%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 85.2% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (11%)

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

- Dawaro70 people
- Kadaur63 people
- Kanena62 people
- Dhalyana55 people
- Chanyan49 people
- Dhar Kufar48 people
- Jagheri Bag40 people
- Jangal Karoli28 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?173217
- How far is Dhar from Shimla?39 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?55 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?87.0% (Census 2011)