# Dawala Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dawala

Dawala is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 14 households**, the 142nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 71people (2011)
- 14households
- 75.8%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Dawala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023979

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

## How far is Dawala from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)12 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 Dawala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dawala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 33% of the 36 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 Dawala

Of every 100 households in Dawala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dawala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**26%

Use banking services ****64%**

**87%

Television ****57%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dawala?

■ Dawala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1290**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**935

Working population ****43.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 71.1% for women. 68% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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

- Majrog79 people
- Bagain78 people
- Dogri78 people
- Gharal78 people
- Mohan71 people
- Bhanana67 people
- Barori66 people
- Dharuri63 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dawala?171213
- How far is Dawala from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dawala?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dawala in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dawala?75.8% (Census 2011)