# Damehr Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Damehr

Damehr is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173234**. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 119 households**, the 9th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 616people (2011)
- 119households
- 83.4%literacy
- 173234PIN code

## Damehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damehr is 173234.** Damehr falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173234
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022333

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

## How far is Damehr from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)16 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 Damehr?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Damehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Damehr known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and beans**. About 13% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Damehr

Of every 100 households in Damehr in 2011, 96 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Damehr · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**18%

Tap water ****94%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**93%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**13%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Damehr?

■ Damehr · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****34.1%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 77.4% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (70%)

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 Kandaghat

- Up Mohal Dolag871 people
- Bisha707 people
- Rohed700 people
- Silhari637 people
- Chohra563 people
- Bhuinra503 people
- Banjni445 people
- Basha437 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damehr?173234
- How far is Damehr from Solan?30 km by road
- What is the population of Damehr?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damehr in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damehr?83.4% (Census 2011)
