# Jaltahar, Kotkhai, Shimla – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Jaltahar

Jaltahar is a village in [Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/) sub-district of [Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 56 households**, the 41st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 269people (2011)
- 56households
- 87.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Jaltahar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026278

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

## How far is Jaltahar from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)5 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 Jaltahar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jaltahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Jaltahar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 89% of the 53 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 Jaltahar

Of every 100 households in Jaltahar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 43 a car.

■ Jaltahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**62%

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

**36%

Use banking services ****79%**

**76%

Television ****89%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****43%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Jaltahar?

■ Jaltahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****368**

**918

Working population ****54.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 79.5% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (21%) · **■** Marginal 63 (43%)

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 Chaindel278 people
- Halaila275 people
- Up Muhal Chaugan274 people
- Bareon273 people
- Parsal266 people
- Baramu265 people
- Purag265 people
- Tahu262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaltahar?171202
- How far is Jaltahar from Shimla?55 km by road
- What is the population of Jaltahar?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaltahar in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaltahar?87.7% (Census 2011)