# Halai Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Halai

Halai is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 15 households**, the 164th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 79people (2011)
- 15households
- 73.1%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Halai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Halai is 171202.** Halai falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026270

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

## How far is Halai from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)78 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)16 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 Halai?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darkoti
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dadshala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Halai known for?

The main crops are **pea, maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 37 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 Halai

Of every 100 households in Halai in 2011, 80 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Halai · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**36%

Use banking services ****53%**

**76%

Television ****53%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**18%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Halai?

■ Halai · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****646**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**918

Working population ****38.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (23%)

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 Chakuna86 people
- Silana -I82 people
- Phanel81 people
- Up Muhal Shalat80 people
- Purla79 people
- Newar78 people
- Chhatri75 people
- Ghalaiya )75 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Halai?171202
- How far is Halai from Shimla?78 km by road
- What is the population of Halai?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halai in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Halai?73.1% (Census 2011)