# Jhokhar Village, Jubbal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jubbal, Shimla 

# Jhokhar

Jhokhar is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171216**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 75 households**, the 41st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 326people (2011)
- 75households
- 84.1%literacy
- 171216PIN code

## Jhokhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhokhar is 171216.** Jhokhar falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171216
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026045

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

## How far is Jhokhar from nearby towns?

- Jubbal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)122 km by road
- Jubbal (nearest town)30 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 Jhokhar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhokhar; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarswatinager
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Jhokhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and pea**. About 66% of the 67 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 Jhokhar

Of every 100 households in Jhokhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Jhokhar · ■ Jubbal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**29%

Use banking services ****79%**

**79%

Television ****76%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**15%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**82%

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 Jhokhar?

■ Jhokhar · ■ Jubbal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**917

Working population ****60.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (16%) · **■** Marginal 159 (81%)

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 Jubbal

- Chanderpur353 people
- Kot336 people
- Pandranu334 people
- Thana328 people
- Rohtan325 people
- Jarasali323 people
- Jachli320 people
- Shalar320 people

[All 171 villages in Jubbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/jubbal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhokhar?171216
- How far is Jhokhar from Shimla?122 km by road
- What is the population of Jhokhar?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhokhar in?Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhokhar?84.1% (Census 2011)