Village · Rohru, Shimla # D.P.F. Shakla D.P.F. Shakla is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171207. The 2011 Census counted 36 people in 8 households, the 114th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%. - 36 people (2011) - 8 households - 70.6% literacy - 171207 PIN code ## D.P.F. Shakla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Shakla is 171207. D.P.F. Shakla falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171207 - Community development block Rohru - Census village code 026422 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Shakla from nearby towns? - Rohru (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 138 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Shakla? 7 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Shakla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Andherothi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kui - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seema - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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. ## What is D.P.F. Shakla known for? The main crops are apple, potato and pea. About 5% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Shakla Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Shakla in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Shakla · ■ Rohru rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 93% - Toilet within the home 14% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 44% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 71% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 71% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 43% 27% - Use banking services 86% 83% - Television 43% 75% - Mobile phone 71% 85% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 14% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 11% - None of these assets 14% 6% - Own their home 86% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Shakla? ■ D.P.F. Shakla · ■ Rohru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 76.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 565 951 - Working population 88.9% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 83% of men and 100% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (16%) · ■ Household industry 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (6%) · ■ Marginal 22 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rohru - D.P.F.Jaunli 43 people - D.P.F. Bhalara 42 people - D.P.F. Shelan 42 people - D.P.F. Kakoi Basa 41 people - D.P.F. Kewli 34 people - D.P.F. Ganga Nagar 28 people - D.P.F. Beral 25 people - Kashmolta 23 people All 142 villages in Rohru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Shakla? 171207 - How far is D.P.F. Shakla from Shimla? 138 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Shakla? 36 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Shakla in? Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Shakla? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/d-p-f-shakla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.