# Main Dhar Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Main Dhar

Main Dhar is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 24 households**, the 109th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 129people (2011)
- 24households
- 75.9%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Main Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Main Dhar is 173001.** Main Dhar falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023152

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

## How far is Main Dhar from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)20 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 Main Dhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Surla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Main Dhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and ginger**. About 21% of the 54 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 Main Dhar

Of every 100 households in Main Dhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Main Dhar · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****71%**

**81%

Television ****46%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Main Dhar?

■ Main Dhar · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**902

Working population ****89.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 71.7% for women. 90% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (97%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Nahan

- Gaunt137 people
- Dadhog135 people
- Chamba Shil131 people
- Paploh131 people
- Ser Baron127 people
- Chamyar Kurar125 people
- Dhakranwala125 people
- Dathnog117 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Main Dhar?173001
- How far is Main Dhar from Nahan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Main Dhar?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Main Dhar in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Main Dhar?75.9% (Census 2011)