Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Ghalaira Ghalaira is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171209. The 2011 Census counted 112 people in 24 households, the 139th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 112 people (2011) - 24 households - 83.3% literacy - 171209 PIN code ## Ghalaira PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghalaira is 171209. Ghalaira falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171209 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026252 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghalaira from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 65 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghalaira? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghalaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghalaira known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetables. About 52% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghalaira Of every 100 households in Ghalaira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ghalaira · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 33% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 42% - Tap water 96% 88% - Drinking water within premises 67% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 75% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 25% 36% - Use banking services 67% 76% - Television 83% 74% - Mobile phone 67% 84% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 18% - None of these assets 12% 6% - Own their home 92% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghalaira? ■ Ghalaira · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 778 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 429 918 - Working population 67.9% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 62% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (9%) · ■ Other work 10 (13%) · ■ Marginal 32 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Up Muhal Kufri 117 people - Badrahana 115 people - Banahal 114 people - Gajta 113 people - Banogra 111 people - Up Muhal Ganni 108 people - Up Muhal Dallona 107 people - Jalat 105 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghalaira? 171209 - How far is Ghalaira from Shimla? 65 km by road - What is the population of Ghalaira? 112 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghalaira in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghalaira? 83.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/ghalaira/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.