# Pekha Dhar Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Pekha Dhar

Pekha Dhar is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 31 households**, the 85th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 149people (2011)
- 31households
- 73.7%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Pekha Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pekha Dhar is 171225.** Pekha Dhar falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026423

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

## How far is Pekha Dhar from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)25 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 Pekha Dhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pekha Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sundernagar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Pekha Dhar known for?

The main crops are **potato and pea**. About 8% of the 65 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 Pekha Dhar

Of every 100 households in Pekha Dhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pekha Dhar · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**27%

Use banking services ****87%**

**83%

Television ****58%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pekha Dhar?

■ Pekha Dhar · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**923

Working population ****66.4%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 59.1% for women. 61% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 93 (94%) · **■** Other work 6 (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

- Jaunli172 people
- Dhara159 people
- Gani Ghat157 people
- Pujarli155 people
- D.P.F. Malthi148 people
- Chunjar133 people
- Gad133 people
- Noin131 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pekha Dhar?171225
- How far is Pekha Dhar from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Pekha Dhar?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekha Dhar in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pekha Dhar?73.7% (Census 2011)