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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kumra

Kumra is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 99 households**, the 4th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 542people (2011)
- 99households
- 74.5%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kumra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025439

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

## How far is Kumra from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)40 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 Kumra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kumra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, canal / river 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 Kumra known for?

The main crops are **maize and potato**. About 37% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kumra

Of every 100 households in Kumra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kumra · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**58%

Tap water ****38%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**71%

Use banking services ****66%**

**68%

Television ****38%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kumra?

■ Kumra · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**968

Working population ****50.7%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (19%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 132 (48%)

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

- Naoni754 people
- Khadar691 people
- Thundal620 people
- Garhin533 people
- Baghar521 people
- Jubbar512 people
- Shantha459 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kumra?171211
- How far is Kumra from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Kumra?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumra in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kumra?74.5% (Census 2011)