# Kalhot Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Kalhot

Kalhot is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 32 households**, the 24th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 214people (2011)
- 32households
- 84.0%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Kalhot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalhot is 173217.** Kalhot falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024875

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

## How far is Kalhot from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)42 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 Kalhot?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kalhot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dehra Dohai
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- 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 Kalhot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 21% of the 87 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 Kalhot

Of every 100 households in Kalhot in 2011, 93 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Kalhot · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**39%

Tap water ****59%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****90%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**89%

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 Kalhot?

■ Kalhot · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1036

Working population ****30.8%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 78.3% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (21%) · **■** Other work 12 (18%)

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 Junga

- Jangal Malanshil245 people
- Junga234 people
- Kot Mandhar234 people
- Thund233 people
- Kohan201 people
- Nehra Kamhali185 people
- Pujarli157 people
- Shalot157 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalhot?173217
- How far is Kalhot from Shimla?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kalhot?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalhot in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalhot?84.0% (Census 2011)