Village · Tikar, Shimla # D.P.F. Hanstari D.P.F. Hanstari is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171203. The 2011 Census counted 146 people in 39 households, the 25th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 146 people (2011) - 39 households - 75.0% literacy - 171203 PIN code ## D.P.F. Hanstari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Hanstari is 171203. D.P.F. Hanstari falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171203 - Community development block Rohru - Census village code 026366 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Hanstari from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 95 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Hanstari? 4 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Hanstari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tikar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rohru Seema - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is D.P.F. Hanstari known for? The main crops are potato, apple and pea. About 9% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Hanstari Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Hanstari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ D.P.F. Hanstari · ■ Tikar rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 90% - Toilet within the home 27% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 61% - Tap water 71% 85% - Drinking water within premises 24% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 51% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 46% - Use banking services 76% 80% - Television 66% 69% - Mobile phone 73% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 12% 8% - None of these assets 7% 8% - Own their home 71% 80% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Hanstari? ■ D.P.F. Hanstari · ■ Tikar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 78.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 913 - Working population 65.1% 64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (15%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 5 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tikar - Sajar 231 people - Hanstari 229 people - Dhanoti 201 people - Ramteri 170 people - Pujarli - 3 144 people - Narain Doyam 117 people - Dharal 111 people - Thana 100 people All 46 villages in Tikar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Hanstari? 171203 - How far is D.P.F. Hanstari from Shimla? 95 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Hanstari? 146 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Hanstari in? Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Hanstari? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/d-p-f-hanstari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.