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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Kharki

Kharki is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 67 households**, the 27th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 311people (2011)
- 67households
- 74.5%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Kharki PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026194

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

## How far is Kharki from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)16 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 Kharki?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Theog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Kharki known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 119 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 Kharki

Of every 100 households in Kharki in 2011, 97 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharki · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**42%

Tap water ****47%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**36%

Use banking services ****53%**

**76%

Television ****62%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**18%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kharki?

■ Kharki · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1857**

**918

Working population ****57.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 28 (16%) · **■** Marginal 151 (84%)

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

- Pajeli322 people
- Kharel318 people
- Himri316 people
- Up Muhal Badruni313 people
- Kothi310 people
- Padrah304 people
- Pali304 people
- Gohach298 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharki?171202
- How far is Kharki from Shimla?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kharki?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharki in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharki?74.5% (Census 2011)