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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Garei

Garei is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 25 households**, the 130th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 120people (2011)
- 25households
- 80.0%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Garei PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026353

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

## How far is Garei from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)18 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 Garei?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garalag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garalag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 canal / river
- 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 Garei known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pea and maize**. About 24% of the 90 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 Garei

Of every 100 households in Garei in 2011, 68 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garei · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**42%

Tap water ****32%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**36%

Use banking services ****52%**

**76%

Television ****60%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**18%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 Garei?

■ Garei · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**918

Working population ****57.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 71.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (25%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 37 (54%)

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

- Dhola123 people
- Kupri123 people
- Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar123 people
- Up Muhal Devri121 people
- Khorwi119 people
- Majoli119 people
- Bandli118 people
- Dhangwi Khurd117 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garei?171202
- How far is Garei from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Garei?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garei in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garei?80.0% (Census 2011)