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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Himri

Himri is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 78 households**, the 25th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 316people (2011)
- 78households
- 76.0%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Himri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026189

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

## How far is Himri from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)28 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 Himri?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Himri; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Himri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Himri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Himri

Of every 100 households in Himri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Himri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**42%

Tap water ****77%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**36%

Use banking services ****82%**

**76%

Television ****85%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****99%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Himri?

■ Himri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**918

Working population ****13.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 18% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (33%) · **■** Other work 23 (55%) · **■** Marginal 4 (10%)

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

- Koti339 people
- Khola330 people
- Pajeli322 people
- Kharel318 people
- Up Muhal Badruni313 people
- Kharki311 people
- Kothi310 people
- Padrah304 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Himri?171202
- How far is Himri from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Himri?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Himri in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Himri?76.0% (Census 2011)