# Ghalaiya ) Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Ghalaiya )

Ghalaiya ) is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **75 people in 20 households**, the 168th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 75people (2011)
- 20households
- 98.5%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Ghalaiya ) PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026141

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

## How far is Ghalaiya ) from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)84 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)36 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 Ghalaiya )?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 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
- 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 Ghalaiya ) known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 42% of the 36 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 Ghalaiya )

Of every 100 households in Ghalaiya ) in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Ghalaiya ) · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**36%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****84%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**18%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Ghalaiya )?

■ Ghalaiya ) · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**918

Working population ****73.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 97.1% for women. 69% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (24%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 23 (42%)

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

- Halai79 people
- Purla79 people
- Newar78 people
- Chhatri75 people
- Up Muhal Nohat75 people
- Bhamta Shila73 people
- Satral71 people
- Damehar69 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghalaiya )?171204
- How far is Ghalaiya ) from Shimla?84 km by road
- What is the population of Ghalaiya )?75 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghalaiya ) in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghalaiya )?98.5% (Census 2011)