# Dhali Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dhali

Dhali is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 68 households**, the 40th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 340people (2011)
- 68households
- 80.9%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Dhali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhali is 171220.** Dhali falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023872

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

## How far is Dhali from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)122 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)20 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 Dhali?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhali; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dhali known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 9% of the 116 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 Dhali

Of every 100 households in Dhali in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Dhali · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**26%

Use banking services ****81%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**9%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Dhali?

■ Dhali · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**935

Working population ****57.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 76.8% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 133 (68%)

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

- Pauchi365 people
- Bhareri355 people
- Kangal353 people
- Bharasa350 people
- Shawat330 people
- Sarahan305 people
- Dethal303 people
- Aur298 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhali?171220
- How far is Dhali from Shimla?122 km by road
- What is the population of Dhali?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhali in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhali?80.9% (Census 2011)