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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Kutra

Kutra is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 43 households**, the 85th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 196people (2011)
- 43households
- 63.5%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Kutra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026593

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

## How far is Kutra from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)134 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)23 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 Kutra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kutra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Kutra known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 3% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kutra

Of every 100 households in Kutra in 2011, 75 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kutra · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****85%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**58%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****58%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kutra?

■ Kutra · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**884

Working population ****35.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 50.6% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%)

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

- Jitata217 people
- D.P.F. Bhampar209 people
- Dungiani208 people
- Shagli202 people
- Sharkali191 people
- Thalathar189 people
- Atgaon185 people
- Jaghoti176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kutra?171214
- How far is Kutra from Shimla?134 km by road
- What is the population of Kutra?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kutra in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kutra?63.5% (Census 2011)