Village · Nalagarh, Solan
# Dher Majra

Dher Majra is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174101. The 2011 Census counted 454 people in 82 households, the 77th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.
- 454 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 81.6% literacy
- 174101 PIN code

## Dher Majra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dher Majra is 174101. Dher Majra falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174101
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020961

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dher Majra from nearby towns?
- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 92 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dher Majra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dher Majra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Majhuli
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nalagarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dher Majra known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 70% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dher Majra

Of every 100 households in Dher Majra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Dher Majra · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 53% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 51%
- Tap water 29% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 25% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 66%
- Use banking services 100% 82%
- Television 91% 74%
- Mobile phone 94% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 51% 32%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 11%
- None of these assets 0% 7%
- Own their home 70% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dher Majra?

■ Dher Majra · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.6% 77.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1231 885
- Working population 51.5% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.6% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 119 (51%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 113 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nalagarh
- Kanganwal 464 people
- Abhipur 461 people
- Jagatpur 458 people
- Khanoa 456 people
- Katiraru Majra 435 people
- Thanthewal 435 people
- Gholowal 420 people
- Goela 419 people

All 302 villages in Nalagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dher Majra? 174101
- How far is Dher Majra from Solan? 92 km by road
- What is the population of Dher Majra? 454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dher Majra in? Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dher Majra? 81.6% (Census 2011)

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