Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Ghunda Ghunda is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 444 people in 106 households, the 11th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 444 people (2011) - 106 households - 81.5% literacy - 171202 PIN code ## Ghunda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghunda is 171202. Ghunda falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171202 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026192 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghunda from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 40 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghunda? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Himri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Ghunda known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 12% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghunda Of every 100 households in Ghunda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Ghunda · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 94% - Toilet within the home 46% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 42% - Tap water 97% 88% - Drinking water within premises 22% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 36% - Use banking services 57% 76% - Television 72% 74% - Mobile phone 74% 84% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 11% 18% - None of these assets 13% 6% - Own their home 84% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghunda? ■ Ghunda · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.5% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1095 918 - Working population 87.4% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 76.8% for women. 88% of men and 87% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 26 (7%) · ■ Marginal 356 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Baghi 475 people - Pandli 467 people - Tharola 459 people - Parali 456 people - Up Muhal Reog 424 people - Shili 405 people - Up Muhal Kharota 403 people - Andhwi 398 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghunda? 171202 - How far is Ghunda from Shimla? 40 km by road - What is the population of Ghunda? 444 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghunda in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghunda? 81.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/ghunda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.