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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Khalana

Khalana is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 24 households**, the 112th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 138people (2011)
- 24households
- 83.5%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Khalana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026137

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

## How far is Khalana from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)69 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)24 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 Khalana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khalana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●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 Khalana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 48% of the 47 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 Khalana

Of every 100 households in Khalana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Khalana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**36%

Use banking services ****77%**

**76%

Television ****77%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**18%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Khalana?

■ Khalana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**918

Working population ****55.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 55 (72%) · **■** Marginal 21 (28%)

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

- Tharmla141 people
- Up Muhal Tahu - II141 people
- Kalemon140 people
- Bagra -I138 people
- Chathla137 people
- Kufar137 people
- Sharoli137 people
- Bakhral135 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khalana?171202
- How far is Khalana from Shimla?69 km by road
- What is the population of Khalana?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalana in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khalana?83.5% (Census 2011)