# Darbar Kotkhai Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/darbar-kotkhai/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Darbar Kotkhai Darbar Kotkhai is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 50 households**, the 68th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 219people (2011) - 50households - 89.4%literacy - 171202PIN code ## Darbar Kotkhai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darbar Kotkhai is 171202.** Darbar Kotkhai falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171202 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darbar Kotkhai from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town)2 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 Darbar Kotkhai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Darbar Kotkhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Darbar Kotkhai known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 47% of the 47 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 Darbar Kotkhai Of every 100 households in Darbar Kotkhai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Darbar Kotkhai · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****90%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **42% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **36% Use banking services ****88%** **76% Television ****90%** **74% Mobile phone ****88%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **18% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****58%** **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 Darbar Kotkhai? ■ Darbar Kotkhai · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **918 Working population ****33.8%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 81.5% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 30 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (9%) · **■** Other work 36 (49%) · **■** 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 - Up Muhal Jol225 people - Choela224 people - Pal222 people - Mel -I221 people - Joni216 people - Behaun215 people - Tahtoli Satanari214 people - Up Muhal Dahar214 people [All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darbar Kotkhai?171202 - How far is Darbar Kotkhai from Shimla?60 km by road - What is the population of Darbar Kotkhai?219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darbar Kotkhai in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Darbar Kotkhai?89.4% (Census 2011)