# Gobind Pur Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Gobind Pur

Gobind Pur is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 63 households**, the 36th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 278people (2011)
- 63households
- 93.5%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Gobind Pur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026143

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

## How far is Gobind Pur from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)89 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)39 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 Gobind Pur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gobind Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghalaiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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
- 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 Gobind Pur known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 24% of the 168 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 Gobind Pur

Of every 100 households in Gobind Pur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Gobind Pur · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**42%

Tap water ****84%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**36%

Use banking services ****84%**

**76%

Television ****70%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**18%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Gobind Pur?

■ Gobind Pur · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****79.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 89.3% for women. 82% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (18%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 100 (45%)

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

- Mahasu298 people
- Melth286 people
- Pohal285 people
- Bagen281 people
- Up Muhal Chaindel278 people
- Halaila275 people
- Up Muhal Chaugan274 people
- Bareon273 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gobind Pur?171204
- How far is Gobind Pur from Shimla?89 km by road
- What is the population of Gobind Pur?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobind Pur in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gobind Pur?93.5% (Census 2011)