Village · Kotkhai, Shimla
# Jangal Kamhali

Jangal Kamhali is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 94 people in 22 households, the 153rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 94 people (2011)
- 22 households
- 76.2% literacy
- 171202 PIN code

## Jangal Kamhali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jangal Kamhali is 171202. Jangal Kamhali falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171202
- Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code 026323

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jangal Kamhali from nearby towns?
- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jangal Kamhali?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jangal Kamhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dhangwi
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jangal Kamhali known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetables. About 5% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jangal Kamhali

Of every 100 households in Jangal Kamhali in 2011, 91 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Jangal Kamhali · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 94%
- Toilet within the home 36% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 42%
- Tap water 86% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 62%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 36%
- Use banking services 54% 76%
- Television 77% 74%
- Mobile phone 91% 84%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 23% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 18%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 36% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jangal Kamhali?

■ Jangal Kamhali · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.2% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 541 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 918
- Working population 80.9% 57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 70.4% for women. 87% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (58%) · ■ Marginal 14 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai
- Shoshan 99 people
- Up Muhal Daran 99 people
- Karali 97 people
- Pajol 97 people
- Jharoli 92 people
- Karal 92 people
- Mel-II 92 people
- Golu 90 people

All 250 villages in Kotkhai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jangal Kamhali? 171202
- How far is Jangal Kamhali from Shimla? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Jangal Kamhali? 94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal Kamhali in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal Kamhali? 76.2% (Census 2011)

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