# Kharshali Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Kharshali

Kharshali is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172120**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 102 households**, the 23rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 588people (2011)
- 102households
- 68.8%literacy
- 172120PIN code

## Kharshali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharshali is 172120.** Kharshali falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172120
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026679

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

## How far is Kharshali from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)147 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)27 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 Kharshali?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kharshali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kharshali known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 11% of the 188 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 Kharshali

Of every 100 households in Kharshali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharshali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**58%

Use banking services ****72%**

**80%

Television ****54%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Kharshali?

■ Kharshali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**884

Working population ****57.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 135 (40%)

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

- Chelala617 people
- Gewas613 people
- Peja600 people
- Ranol595 people
- Larot579 people
- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Kharot561 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharshali?172120
- How far is Kharshali from Shimla?147 km by road
- What is the population of Kharshali?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharshali in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharshali?68.8% (Census 2011)