Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Dakahal Dakahal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171204. The 2011 Census counted 200 people in 60 households, the 75th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 200 people (2011) - 60 households - 91.3% literacy - 171204 PIN code ## Dakahal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dakahal is 171204. Dakahal falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171204 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026177 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dakahal from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 79 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dakahal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dakahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gani - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Dakahal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 7% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dakahal Of every 100 households in Dakahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Dakahal · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 94% - Toilet within the home 69% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 31% 42% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 89% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 71% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 29% 36% - Use banking services 69% 76% - Television 86% 74% - Mobile phone 86% 84% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 24% 18% - None of these assets 2% 6% - Own their home 82% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dakahal? ■ Dakahal · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 91.3% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 918 - Working population 47.0% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 86.2% for women. 67% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 76 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (13%) · ■ Other work 6 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Tahtoli Satanari 214 people - Up Muhal Dahar 214 people - Dalasr 206 people - Chunri 203 people - Bhawana 199 people - Up Muhal Kyarvi 198 people - Kathanri 196 people - Araihla 194 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakahal? 171204 - How far is Dakahal from Shimla? 79 km by road - What is the population of Dakahal? 200 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakahal in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dakahal? 91.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/dakahal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.