# Dhara Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Dhara

Dhara is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 40 households**, the 82nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 159people (2011)
- 40households
- 78.1%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Dhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhara is 171207.** Dhara falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026510

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

## How far is Dhara from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)10 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 Dhara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhara; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rohru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dhara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 34% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhara

Of every 100 households in Dhara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Dhara · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**27%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****98%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**85%

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 Dhara?

■ Dhara · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**923

Working population ****67.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 50 (46%)

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 Rohru

- Paoli192 people
- Nadu191 people
- Teerkal Gaon188 people
- Jaunli172 people
- Gani Ghat157 people
- Pujarli155 people
- Pekha Dhar149 people
- D.P.F. Malthi148 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhara?171207
- How far is Dhara from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Dhara?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhara in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhara?78.1% (Census 2011)