# Guma Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/guma/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Guma Guma is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 121 households**, the 5th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 588people (2011) - 121households - 84.7%literacy - 171202PIN code ## Guma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Guma is 171202.** Guma falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171202 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Guma from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)55 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town)9 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 Guma? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Guma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Guma known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 5% of the 122 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 Guma Of every 100 households in Guma in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Guma · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****87%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%** **36% Use banking services ****88%** **76% Television ****92%** **74% Mobile phone ****92%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **18% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Guma? ■ Guma · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **918 Working population ****36.6%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 65 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (51%) · **■** Marginal 39 (18%) 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 - Up Muhal Baghi798 people - Ratnari744 people - Up Muhal Matlu634 people - Rajtari619 people - Up Muhal Jashla542 people - Baghi475 people - Pandli467 people - Tharola459 people [All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Guma?171202 - How far is Guma from Shimla?55 km by road - What is the population of Guma?588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Guma in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Guma?84.7% (Census 2011)