# Devali Dhar Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Devali Dhar

Devali Dhar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172037**. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 18 households**, the 137th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 79people (2011)
- 18households
- 80.0%literacy
- 172037PIN code

## Devali Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devali Dhar is 172037.** Devali Dhar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172037
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023808

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

## How far is Devali Dhar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)106 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)31 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 Devali Dhar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Devali Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Parashan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Devali Dhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 25% of the 59 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 Devali Dhar

Of every 100 households in Devali Dhar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Devali Dhar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**60%

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

**72%

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

**26%

Use banking services ****50%**

**87%

Television ****89%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**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 Devali Dhar?

■ Devali Dhar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**935

Working population ****64.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 59% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (43%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 21 (41%)

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

- Jhunjan94 people
- Dheongli93 people
- Kot93 people
- Naula93 people
- Majrog79 people
- Bagain78 people
- Dogri78 people
- Gharal78 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devali Dhar?172037
- How far is Devali Dhar from Shimla?106 km by road
- What is the population of Devali Dhar?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devali Dhar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Devali Dhar?80.0% (Census 2011)