Village · Kotkhai, Shimla
# D.P.F. Chambi Dhar

D.P.F. Chambi Dhar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171225. The 2011 Census counted 160 people in 38 households, the 94th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 160 people (2011)
- 38 households
- 92.3% literacy
- 171225 PIN code

## D.P.F. Chambi Dhar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of D.P.F. Chambi Dhar is 171225. D.P.F. Chambi Dhar falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171225
- Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code 026125

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is D.P.F. Chambi Dhar from nearby towns?
- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Chambi Dhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Chambi Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baghal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiyog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is D.P.F. Chambi Dhar known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 19% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Chambi Dhar

Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Chambi Dhar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ D.P.F. Chambi Dhar · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 34% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 42%
- Tap water 100% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 62%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 36%
- Use banking services 79% 76%
- Television 74% 74%
- Mobile phone 100% 84%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 18%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 76% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of D.P.F. Chambi Dhar?

■ D.P.F. Chambi Dhar · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.3% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1078 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1571 918
- Working population 80.0% 57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 86.1% for women. 82% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (12%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 65 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai
- Chakroht 164 people
- Mandroli 163 people
- Didi 162 people
- Darkoti 161 people
- Garaog 160 people
- Janol 160 people
- Thana 159 people
- Up Muhal Mangali 155 people

All 250 villages in Kotkhai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Chambi Dhar? 171225
- How far is D.P.F. Chambi Dhar from Shimla? 88 km by road
- What is the population of D.P.F. Chambi Dhar? 160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is D.P.F. Chambi Dhar in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Chambi Dhar? 92.3% (Census 2011)

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