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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Karal

Karal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 22 households**, the 155th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 92people (2011)
- 22households
- 87.5%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Karal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karal is 171204.** Karal falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026153

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

## How far is Karal from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)75 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 Karal?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Karal known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 39% of the 57 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 Karal

Of every 100 households in Karal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**36%

Use banking services ****96%**

**76%

Television ****91%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karal?

■ Karal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****55.4%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 78.3% for women. 68% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (25%) · **■** Marginal 19 (37%)

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

- Karali97 people
- Pajol97 people
- Jangal Kamhali94 people
- Jharoli92 people
- Mel-II92 people
- Golu90 people
- Dhanroti87 people
- Manewal86 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karal?171204
- How far is Karal from Shimla?75 km by road
- What is the population of Karal?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karal in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karal?87.5% (Census 2011)