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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Delwi

Delwi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 49 households**, the 59th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 229people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.0%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Delwi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026219

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

## How far is Delwi from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)73 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)13 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 Delwi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Delwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Delwi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 83% of the 29 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 Delwi

Of every 100 households in Delwi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Delwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

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

**57%

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

**42%

Tap water ****46%**

**88%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**36%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****79%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Delwi?

■ Delwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**918

Working population ****62.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 80.6% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (37%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Kandewli / Shahun - II237 people
- Dyog235 people
- Up Muhal Baghal235 people
- Bajoha231 people
- Chadyana -I228 people
- Rukhla228 people
- Dhangwi Kalan226 people
- Ghasi Gaon225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Delwi?171204
- How far is Delwi from Shimla?73 km by road
- What is the population of Delwi?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Delwi in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Delwi?87.0% (Census 2011)