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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Garaog

Garaog is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 30 households**, the 95th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 160people (2011)
- 30households
- 77.2%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Garaog PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026134

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

## How far is Garaog 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 Garaog?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalbog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Garaog known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 33% of the 61 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 Garaog

Of every 100 households in Garaog in 2011, 91 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Garaog · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**42%

Tap water ****78%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**36%

Use banking services ****78%**

**76%

Television ****69%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**18%

None of these assets ****16%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Garaog?

■ Garaog · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**918

Working population ****65.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.4% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 22 (21%)

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

- Mandroli163 people
- Didi162 people
- Darkoti161 people
- D.P.F. Chambi Dhar160 people
- Janol160 people
- Thana159 people
- Up Muhal Mangali155 people
- Kith Kuftu154 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garaog?171225
- How far is Garaog from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Garaog?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaog in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garaog?77.2% (Census 2011)