# Surcho Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Surcho

Surcho is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172118**. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 20 households**, the 65th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 73people (2011)
- 20households
- 80.6%literacy
- 172118PIN code

## Surcho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surcho is 172118.** Surcho falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172118
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027130

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

## How far is Surcho from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)54 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Surcho?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Surcho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Surcho known for?

The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 5% of the 714 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 Surcho

Of every 100 households in Surcho in 2011, 80 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surcho · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**40%

Tap water ****85%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**62%

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

**50%

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

**39%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****50%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****25%**

**9%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Surcho?

■ Surcho · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****780**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**941

Working population ****75.3%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 69.0% for women. 71% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (64%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (33%)

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

- Urabaning87 people
- Ghumaruning78 people
- Dabling77 people
- Karape73 people
- Linge71 people
- Rall Santhang57 people
- Rock Charang56 people
- Agade54 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surcho?172118
- How far is Surcho from Reckong Peo?54 km by road
- What is the population of Surcho?73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surcho in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surcho?80.6% (Census 2011)