# Damaur Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Damaur

Damaur is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 57 households**, the 70th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 227people (2011)
- 57households
- 80.3%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Damaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damaur is 171213.** Damaur falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023984

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

## How far is Damaur from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)5 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 Damaur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Damaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Damaur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 7% of the 175 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 Damaur

Of every 100 households in Damaur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damaur · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**18%

Tap water ****93%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**26%

Use banking services ****84%**

**87%

Television ****81%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Damaur?

■ Damaur · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**935

Working population ****69.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 71% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (35%)

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

- Ahar234 people
- Jadoon229 people
- Sakundi Chimla228 people
- Dakolu227 people
- Bhalari222 people
- Khekhar217 people
- Tepri217 people
- Kanda212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damaur?171213
- How far is Damaur from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Damaur?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damaur in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damaur?80.3% (Census 2011)