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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Charol

Charol is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 40 households**, the 87th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 168people (2011)
- 40households
- 82.8%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Charol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charol is 171204.** Charol falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026221

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

## How far is Charol from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)15 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 Charol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Charol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kyari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kyari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Charol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, potato and maize**. About 87% of the 38 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 Charol

Of every 100 households in Charol in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Charol · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**36%

Use banking services ****83%**

**76%

Television ****79%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Charol?

■ Charol · ■ Kotkhai rural average

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

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**918

Working population ****63.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 72.5% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (9%) · **■** Other work 32 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Pungrish185 people
- Panog180 people
- Anu179 people
- Huli175 people
- Chonri167 people
- Pujali165 people
- Chakroht164 people
- Mandroli163 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charol?171204
- How far is Charol from Shimla?75 km by road
- What is the population of Charol?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charol in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charol?82.8% (Census 2011)