# Kharot Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Kharot

Kharot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 102 households**, the 27th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 561people (2011)
- 102households
- 72.7%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Kharot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharot is 171214.** Kharot falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026615

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

## How far is Kharot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)134 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)26 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 Kharot?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kharot known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 62% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kharot

Of every 100 households in Kharot in 2011, 95 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kharot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**68%

Tap water ****84%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**58%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****43%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**84%

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 Kharot?

■ Kharot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**884

Working population ****63.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 223 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (11%) · **■** Marginal 90 (25%)

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 Chirgaon

- Kharshali588 people
- Larot579 people
- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Gumma559 people
- Bhetyani551 people
- Sindasli550 people
- Chiroti543 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharot?171214
- How far is Kharot from Shimla?134 km by road
- What is the population of Kharot?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharot?72.7% (Census 2011)