Village · Tikar, Shimla # D.P.F. Khalai D.P.F. Khalai is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171203. The 2011 Census counted 56 people in 12 households, the 35th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 56 people (2011) - 12 households - 77.6% literacy - 171203 PIN code ## D.P.F. Khalai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Khalai is 171203. D.P.F. Khalai falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171203 - Community development block Rohru - Census village code 026375 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Khalai from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 114 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Khalai? 4 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Khalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Badshal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rohru Seema - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water 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. Khalai known for? The main crops are potato, apple and pea. About 5% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Khalai Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Khalai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ D.P.F. Khalai · ■ Tikar rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 90% - Toilet within the home 15% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 61% - Tap water 100% 85% - Drinking water within premises 8% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 51% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 46% - Use banking services 85% 80% - Television 69% 69% - Mobile phone 77% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 8% 8% - None of these assets 0% 8% - Own their home 77% 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. Khalai? ■ D.P.F. Khalai · ■ Tikar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 78.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 913 - Working population 46.4% 64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (19%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tikar - Narain Awal 89 people - D.P.F. Friukoti 79 people - Hanstari Teer 64 people - D.P.F. Pujarli -4 58 people - D.P.F. Jagterli-II 47 people - D.P.F. Kasheni 43 people - D.P.F. Narain 41 people - D.P.F. Sharontha 23 people All 46 villages in Tikar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Khalai? 171203 - How far is D.P.F. Khalai from Shimla? 114 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Khalai? 56 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Khalai in? Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Khalai? 77.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/d-p-f-khalai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.