# Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Kotkhai

Kotkhai is a sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **39,205 people**, 1 town and 250 villages (219 inhabited). The largest village is Up Muhal Baghi (798 people).

- 39,205people (2011)
- 250villages
- 1towns
- 82.8%literacy

## Population of Kotkhai compared with Shimla

■ Kotkhai · ■ Shimla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**925

Working population ****57.1%**

**52.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotkhai

Of every 100 households in Kotkhai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Kotkhai · ■ Shimla district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**29%

Tap water ****88%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**36%

Use banking services ****76%**

**85%

Television ****75%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**13%

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

**6%

Own their home ****77%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Kotkhai

- Kotkhai1,190 people

## Largest villages in Kotkhai

- Up Muhal Baghi · 798 people
- Ratnari · 744 people
- Up Muhal Matlu · 634 people
- Rajtari · 619 people
- Guma · 588 people
- Up Muhal Jashla · 542 people
- Baghi · 475 people
- Pandli · 467 people
- Tharola · 459 people
- Parali · 456 people
- Ghunda · 444 people
- Up Muhal Reog · 424 people
- Shili · 405 people
- Up Muhal Kharota · 403 people
- Andhwi · 398 people
- Alawang · 379 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kotkhai?250 (219 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotkhai in?Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Kotkhai?39,205 (Census 2011)