# Kharu Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kharu

Kharu is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 18 households**, the 114th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 96people (2011)
- 18households
- 87.8%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kharu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharu is 171211.** Kharu falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025434

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

## How far is Kharu from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)104 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)4 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 Kharu?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kharu known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 37 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 Kharu

Of every 100 households in Kharu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kharu · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**71%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****78%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****89%**

**87%

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 Kharu?

■ Kharu · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**968

Working population ****20.8%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 31% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (10%) · **■** Other work 15 (75%)

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 Chaupal

- Shagair107 people
- Charauli101 people
- Katont99 people
- Chaupal - II96 people
- Bharola95 people
- Berag93 people
- Lingzar92 people
- Bagah91 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharu?171211
- How far is Kharu from Shimla?104 km by road
- What is the population of Kharu?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharu in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharu?87.8% (Census 2011)