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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Kharel

Kharel is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 79 households**, the 24th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 318people (2011)
- 79households
- 77.5%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Kharel PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026190

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

## How far is Kharel from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 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 Kharel?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Himri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Himri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 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
- 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 Kharel known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 13% of the 315 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 Kharel

Of every 100 households in Kharel in 2011, 80 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharel · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

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

**57%

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

**42%

Tap water ****89%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**36%

Use banking services ****79%**

**76%

Television ****53%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**18%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Kharel?

■ Kharel · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****567**

**918

Working population ****67.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 74.3% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (10%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 106 (50%)

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

- Kolo343 people
- Koti339 people
- Khola330 people
- Pajeli322 people
- Himri316 people
- Up Muhal Badruni313 people
- Kharki311 people
- Kothi310 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharel?171202
- How far is Kharel from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kharel?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharel in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharel?77.5% (Census 2011)