# Urni Khas Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/urni-khas/ Village · Nichar, Kinnaur # Urni Khas Urni Khas is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172104**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 108 households**, the 19th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 500people (2011) - 108households - 83.4%literacy - 172104PIN code ## Urni Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urni Khas is 172104.** Urni Khas falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172104 - Community development blockNichar - Census village code027230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urni Khas from nearby towns? - Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)30 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)90 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 Urni Khas? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Urni Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urni Khas - ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 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 Urni Khas known for? The main crops are **apple, pulses and barley**. Products made here include woolen clothes. About 41% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Urni Khas Of every 100 households in Urni Khas in 2011, 92 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Urni Khas · ■ Nichar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****39%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **40% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **39% Use banking services ****88%** **90% Television ****66%** **59% Mobile phone ****92%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **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 Urni Khas? ■ Urni Khas · ■ Nichar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1203** **790 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1526** **941 Working population ****53.0%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 79.1% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 186 (70%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 38 (14%) 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 - Bara Kamba564 people - Kashpo523 people - Cholling514 people - Kutano507 people - Nigani472 people - Meeru Khas471 people - Palingi463 people - Yulla Khas429 people [All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urni Khas?172104 - How far is Urni Khas from Reckong Peo?30 km by road - What is the population of Urni Khas?500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urni Khas in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Urni Khas?83.4% (Census 2011)