Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Kharog Kharog is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 110 people in 23 households, the 105th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 110 people (2011) - 23 households - 62.5% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Kharog PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kharog is 171211. Kharog falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025404 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharog from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 110 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharog? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Kharog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Alashna - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Matal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Kharog known for? The main crops are pea and apple. About 27% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharog Of every 100 households in Kharog in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kharog · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 91% - Toilet within the home 46% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 42% 58% - Tap water 96% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 71% - Use banking services 58% 68% - Television 17% 54% - Mobile phone 38% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 8% 6% - None of these assets 62% 11% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharog? ■ Kharog · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 968 - Working population 57.3% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (16%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 38 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Dhanewri 114 people - Pujari 114 people - Bhot 113 people - Chila 113 people - Shapra 110 people - Thuth 110 people - Bhatna 109 people - Bal Pharach 108 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharog? 171211 - How far is Kharog from Shimla? 110 km by road - What is the population of Kharog? 110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharog in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharog? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/kharog/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.