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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Jaru

Jaru is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 25 households**, the 117th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 133people (2011)
- 25households
- 87.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Jaru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026302

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

## How far is Jaru from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)58 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)18 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 Jaru?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Jaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chakuna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Jaru known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetable**. About 58% of the 69 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 Jaru

Of every 100 households in Jaru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Jaru · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**36%

Use banking services ****72%**

**76%

Television ****84%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**18%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Jaru?

■ Jaru · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****71.4%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 83.1% for women. 70% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 50 (53%)

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

- Chathla137 people
- Kufar137 people
- Sharoli137 people
- Bakhral135 people
- Up Muhal Badon133 people
- Bag131 people
- Nagan131 people
- Koti129 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaru?171202
- How far is Jaru from Shimla?58 km by road
- What is the population of Jaru?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaru in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaru?87.6% (Census 2011)