# Dethal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dethal

Dethal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 79 households**, the 43rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 303people (2011)
- 79households
- 80.8%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Dethal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dethal is 172029.** Dethal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023864

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

## How far is Dethal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)18 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 Dethal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dethal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Dethal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 34% of the 94 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 Dethal

Of every 100 households in Dethal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dethal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**26%

Use banking services ****65%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dethal?

■ Dethal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**935

Working population ****25.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 73.5% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (51%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bharasa350 people
- Dhali340 people
- Shawat330 people
- Sarahan305 people
- Aur298 people
- Madhawani292 people
- Talha292 people
- Kopri288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dethal?172029
- How far is Dethal from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Dethal?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dethal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dethal?80.8% (Census 2011)