Village · Tikar, Shimla # D.P.F. Sharontha D.P.F. Sharontha is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171203. The 2011 Census counted 23 people in 5 households, the 39th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 23 people (2011) - 5 households - 85.0% literacy - 171203 PIN code ## D.P.F. Sharontha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Sharontha is 171203. D.P.F. Sharontha falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171203 - Community development block Rohru - Census village code 026394 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Sharontha from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 120 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Sharontha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Sharontha; 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 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 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 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 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. Sharontha known for? The main crops are potato, pea and apple. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Sharontha Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Sharontha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Sharontha · ■ Tikar rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 20% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 61% - Tap water 100% 85% - Drinking water within premises 100% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 60% 51% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 40% 46% - Use banking services 60% 80% - Television 60% 69% - Mobile phone 80% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 20% 8% - Own their home 100% 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. Sharontha? ■ D.P.F. Sharontha · ■ Tikar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 78.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 913 - Working population 60.9% 64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (86%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (7%) · ■ Other work 1 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tikar - D.P.F. Khalai 56 people - D.P.F. Jagterli-II 47 people - D.P.F. Kasheni 43 people - D.P.F. Narain 41 people - D.P.F. Jagterli -I 22 people - D.P.F. Naksetli 22 people All 46 villages in Tikar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Sharontha? 171203 - How far is D.P.F. Sharontha from Shimla? 120 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Sharontha? 23 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Sharontha in? Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Sharontha? 85.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/d-p-f-sharontha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.