# Dhar Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172201**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 59 households**, the 93rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 266people (2011)
- 59households
- 70.2%literacy
- 172201PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 172201.** Dhar falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172201
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023610

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)27 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 Dhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dansa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 20% of the 99 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 Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**43%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****81%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**79%

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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**919

Working population ****64.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (35%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 64 (37%)

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 Rampur

- Suga289 people
- Shobli275 people
- Darshai274 people
- Dharla271 people
- Theda Chikhri263 people
- Kukhi258 people
- Chunja255 people
- Jandind250 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?172201
- How far is Dhar from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?70.2% (Census 2011)