# Ahar Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Ahar

Ahar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 60 households**, the 66th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 234people (2011)
- 60households
- 88.6%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Ahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ahar is 172027.** Ahar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023843

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

## How far is Ahar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)60 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 Ahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kagal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Ahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and wheat**. About 34% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ahar

Of every 100 households in Ahar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**26%

Use banking services ****50%**

**87%

Television ****66%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

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 Ahar?

■ Ahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**935

Working population ****71.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 81.3% for women. 68% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (51%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kepu245 people
- Shela245 people
- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people
- Jadoon229 people
- Sakundi Chimla228 people
- Dakolu227 people
- Damaur227 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ahar?172027
- How far is Ahar from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Ahar?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahar?88.6% (Census 2011)