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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Dharot

Dharot is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 66 households**, the 63rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 292people (2011)
- 66households
- 78.5%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Dharot PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026522

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

## How far is Dharot from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)38 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 Dharot?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dharot known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and wheat**. About 28% of the 130 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 Dharot

Of every 100 households in Dharot in 2011, 85 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Dharot · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**27%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****74%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dharot?

■ Dharot · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**923

Working population ****37.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (19%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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

- Bharetli308 people
- Astani303 people
- Sainji300 people
- Bajeshal298 people
- Tandali289 people
- Kerasa263 people
- Bhamnala262 people
- Khorsu262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharot?171207
- How far is Dharot from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Dharot?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharot in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharot?78.5% (Census 2011)