# Meeru Khas Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/meeru-khas/ Village · Nichar, Kinnaur # Meeru Khas Meeru Khas is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172104**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 105 households**, the 21st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 471people (2011) - 105households - 68.6%literacy - 172104PIN code ## Meeru Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meeru Khas is 172104.** Meeru Khas falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172104 - Community development blockNichar - Census village code027237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meeru Khas from nearby towns? - Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)35 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)95 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 Meeru Khas? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Meeru Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Meeru Khas known for? The main crops are **apple, pulses and barley**. About 22% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Meeru Khas Of every 100 households in Meeru Khas in 2011, 79 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Meeru Khas · ■ Nichar rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **88% Toilet within the home ****38%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **40% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **39% Use banking services ****92%** **90% Television ****68%** **59% Mobile phone ****77%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **11% None of these assets ****12%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **69% 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 Meeru Khas? ■ Meeru Khas · ■ Nichar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181** **790 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1611** **941 Working population ****91.1%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 91% of men and 91% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 403 (94%) 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 Nichar - Cholling514 people - Kutano507 people - Urni Khas500 people - Nigani472 people - Palingi463 people - Yulla Khas429 people - Ramni Khas427 people - Garade414 people [All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meeru Khas?172104 - How far is Meeru Khas from Reckong Peo?35 km by road - What is the population of Meeru Khas?471 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meeru Khas in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meeru Khas?68.6% (Census 2011)