# Dharuri Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dharuri

Dharuri is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 10 households**, the 146th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 63people (2011)
- 10households
- 70.9%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Dharuri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023975

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

## How far is Dharuri from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)74 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)9 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 Dharuri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dharuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Narkanda
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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
- 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 Dharuri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 26% of the 34 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 Dharuri

Of every 100 households in Dharuri in 2011, 90 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharuri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**18%

Tap water ****80%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**26%

Use banking services ****80%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Dharuri?

■ Dharuri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**935

Working population ****39.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (44%) · **■** Other work 6 (24%) · **■** Marginal 8 (32%)

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

- Dawala71 people
- Mohan71 people
- Bhanana67 people
- Barori66 people
- Nagraon63 people
- Ghughvi62 people
- Ser Dhar60 people
- Manan57 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharuri?171213
- How far is Dharuri from Shimla?74 km by road
- What is the population of Dharuri?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharuri in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharuri?70.9% (Census 2011)