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

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Village · Jubbal, Shimla 

# Saskir

Saskir is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171206**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 107 households**, the 14th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 532people (2011)
- 107households
- 73.9%literacy
- 171206PIN code

## Saskir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saskir is 171206.** Saskir falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171206
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026102

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

## How far is Saskir from nearby towns?

- Jubbal (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)151 km by road
- Jubbal (nearest town)41 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 Saskir?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saskir; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Solang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraswati Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Saskir known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and pea**. About 32% of the 423 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 Saskir

Of every 100 households in Saskir in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saskir · ■ Jubbal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**38%

Tap water ****88%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**29%

Use banking services ****83%**

**79%

Television ****43%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**15%

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

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Saskir?

■ Saskir · ■ Jubbal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**917

Working population ****63.7%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Kudu580 people
- Jherag569 people
- Dhadi Rawat561 people
- Sainj544 people
- Jhagtan521 people
- Sansog517 people
- Ching Dharmana513 people
- Mandal501 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saskir?171206
- How far is Saskir from Shimla?151 km by road
- What is the population of Saskir?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saskir in?Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saskir?73.9% (Census 2011)