# Andhwi Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Andhwi

Andhwi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 97 households**, the 15th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 398people (2011)
- 97households
- 82.1%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Andhwi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andhwi is 171225.** Andhwi falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026115

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

## How far is Andhwi from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)35 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 Andhwi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Andhwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajtari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Andhwi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetables**. About 54% of the 92 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 Andhwi

Of every 100 households in Andhwi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Andhwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****75%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**36%

Use banking services ****87%**

**76%

Television ****74%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****65%**

**79%

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 Andhwi?

■ Andhwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**918

Working population ****38.2%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 65% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Kotkhai

- Ghunda444 people
- Up Muhal Reog424 people
- Shili405 people
- Up Muhal Kharota403 people
- Alawang379 people
- Up Muhal Gahrog354 people
- Kori Mohli352 people
- Bharech343 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andhwi?171225
- How far is Andhwi from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Andhwi?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhwi in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Andhwi?82.1% (Census 2011)