# Dhalaya Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Dhalaya

Dhalaya is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171103**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 36 households**, the 139th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 180people (2011)
- 36households
- 82.8%literacy
- 171103PIN code

## Dhalaya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhalaya is 171103.** Dhalaya falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171103
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024273

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

## How far is Dhalaya from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)33 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)30 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 Dhalaya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhalaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gainchari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Dhalaya known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 8% of the 258 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 Dhalaya

Of every 100 households in Dhalaya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhalaya · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**11%

Tap water ****97%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**50%

Use banking services ****78%**

**85%

Television ****73%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**12%

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

**3%

Own their home ****81%**

**76%

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 Dhalaya?

■ Dhalaya · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1195**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**950

Working population ****26.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (74%) · **■** Marginal 8 (17%)

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 Shimla

- Up Mohal Gunana186 people
- Jagyalru185 people
- Phagera184 people
- Sipur183 people
- Saruila Baruila180 people
- Arlot178 people
- Khairi177 people
- Chaola175 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhalaya?171103
- How far is Dhalaya from Shimla?33 km by road
- What is the population of Dhalaya?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalaya in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalaya?82.8% (Census 2011)