# Dokhra Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Dokhra

Dokhra is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 14 households**, the 153rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 69people (2011)
- 14households
- 77.4%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Dokhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dokhra is 171210.** Dokhra falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025903

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

## How far is Dokhra from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)145 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)46 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 Dokhra?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shamtha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nerua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dokhra known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 50% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dokhra

Of every 100 households in Dokhra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dokhra · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****36%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Dokhra?

■ Dokhra · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**954

Working population ****60.9%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (7%) · **■** Marginal 27 (64%)

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 Nerua

- Baraila80 people
- Sarhach80 people
- Maheshund78 people
- Up Mahal Korag73 people
- Kerag59 people
- Poliya59 people
- Mukhrandli57 people
- Up Mahal Ajeetpur57 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dokhra?171210
- How far is Dokhra from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Dokhra?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokhra in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dokhra?77.4% (Census 2011)