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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Gajta

Gajta is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 28 households**, the 138th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 113people (2011)
- 28households
- 74.3%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Gajta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajta is 171202.** Gajta falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026267

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

## How far is Gajta from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 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 Gajta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padral
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padral
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Gajta known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetable**. About 47% of the 59 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 Gajta

Of every 100 households in Gajta in 2011, 81 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajta · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**42%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**36%

Use banking services ****71%**

**76%

Television ****64%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**18%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Gajta?

■ Gajta · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****38.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 69.8% for women. 68% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (28%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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

- Dhangwi Khurd117 people
- Up Muhal Kufri117 people
- Badrahana115 people
- Banahal114 people
- Ghalaira112 people
- Banogra111 people
- Up Muhal Ganni108 people
- Up Muhal Dallona107 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajta?171202
- How far is Gajta from Shimla?74 km by road
- What is the population of Gajta?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajta in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajta?74.3% (Census 2011)