Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Damehar Damehar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 69 people in 17 households, the 172nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 69 people (2011) - 17 households - 88.7% literacy - 171202 PIN code ## Damehar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Damehar is 171202. Damehar falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171202 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026254 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Damehar from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 62 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Damehar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Damehar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kotkhai - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Damehar known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 50% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Damehar Of every 100 households in Damehar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 47 a car. ■ Damehar · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 76% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 42% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 82% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 94% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 6% 36% - Use banking services 100% 76% - Television 100% 74% - Mobile phone 94% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 24% 2% - Car / jeep / van 47% 18% - None of these assets 0% 6% - Own their home 71% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Damehar? ■ Damehar · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.7% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 167 918 - Working population 33.3% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 81.2% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (13%) · ■ Other work 5 (22%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Ghalaiya) 75 people - Up Muhal Nohat 75 people - Bhamta Shila 73 people - Satral 71 people - Baknawal 66 people - Kahmli 66 people - Ori 64 people - Kanleta 63 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Damehar? 171202 - How far is Damehar from Shimla? 62 km by road - What is the population of Damehar? 69 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damehar in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Damehar? 88.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/damehar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.