# Dhar Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 89 households**, the 34th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 391people (2011)
- 89households
- 86.3%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 171201.** Dhar falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024892

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)36 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 Dhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 13% of the 301 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 Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**47%

Tap water ****70%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**51%

Use banking services ****58%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****74%**

**88%

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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**908

Working population ****61.4%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 82.5% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 190 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 32 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Theog

- Nahol402 people
- Balowa401 people
- Up Muhal Banyana400 people
- Karana393 people
- Up Muhal Paloie385 people
- Bathlawag380 people
- Sharamla380 people
- Kadeog376 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?171201
- How far is Dhar from Shimla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?86.3% (Census 2011)