# D.P.F. Kasheni Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/d-p-f-kasheni/ Village · Tikar, Shimla # D.P.F. Kasheni D.P.F. Kasheni is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **43 people in 12 households**, the 37th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 43people (2011) - 12households - 80.5%literacy - 171203PIN code ## D.P.F. Kasheni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of D.P.F. Kasheni is 171203.** D.P.F. Kasheni falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171203 - Community development blockRohru - Census village code026367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is D.P.F. Kasheni from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)116 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)26 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 D.P.F. Kasheni? 5 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Kasheni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kasheni - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikar - ○Degree college10+ km · Seema Rohru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 D.P.F. Kasheni known for? The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. About 1% of the 355 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 D.P.F. Kasheni Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Kasheni in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ D.P.F. Kasheni · ■ Tikar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****31%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **61% Tap water ****92%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **46% Use banking services ****92%** **80% Television ****85%** **69% Mobile phone ****69%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****15%** **8% Own their home ****69%** **80% 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 D.P.F. Kasheni? ■ D.P.F. Kasheni · ■ Tikar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792** **917 Working population ****79.1%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 75% of men and 84% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 24 (71%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (21%) 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 Tikar - Hanstari Teer64 people - D.P.F. Pujarli -458 people - D.P.F. Khalai56 people - D.P.F. Jagterli-II47 people - D.P.F. Narain41 people - D.P.F. Sharontha23 people - D.P.F. Jagterli -I22 people - D.P.F. Naksetli22 people [All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Kasheni?171203 - How far is D.P.F. Kasheni from Shimla?116 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Kasheni?43 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Kasheni in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Kasheni?80.5% (Census 2011)