Village · Nerua, Shimla # Dhar Dhar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 39 people in 10 households, the 167th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 39 people (2011) - 10 households - 79.5% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Dhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhar is 171210. Dhar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025865 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhar from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 133 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhar? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kedi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kedi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Dhar Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Dhar · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 60% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 60% 41% - Mobile phone 90% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 10% 3% - None of these assets 10% 15% - Own their home 100% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhar? ■ Dhar · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 947 - Working population 94.9% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 89% of men and 100% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (8%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 23 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Dakehar 52 people - D.P.F. Barhanu 48 people - Burch 40 people - D.P.F. Chila 39 people - Up Mahal Ghadch 39 people - D.P.F. Gorar 38 people - Up Mahal Sheergha 38 people - Up Mahal Suna 38 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhar? 171210 - How far is Dhar from Shimla? 133 km by road - What is the population of Dhar? 39 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhar? 79.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/dhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.