# Dagrot Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dagrot

Dagrot is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 25 households**, the 107th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 144people (2011)
- 25households
- 79.5%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Dagrot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dagrot is 171212.** Dagrot falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023964

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

## How far is Dagrot from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)76 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 Dagrot?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dagrot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Koti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Dagrot known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 22% of the 69 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 Dagrot

Of every 100 households in Dagrot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dagrot · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**26%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****81%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dagrot?

■ Dagrot · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**935

Working population ****51.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 75.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (18%) · **■** Marginal 22 (30%)

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

- Bakhlain158 people
- Kholwi157 people
- Shehdari151 people
- Bharari144 people
- Dhala142 people
- Sapela142 people
- Jhamol141 people
- Manu140 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dagrot?171212
- How far is Dagrot from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Dagrot?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagrot in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dagrot?79.5% (Census 2011)