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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Khola

Khola is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172204**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 62 households**, the 22nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 330people (2011)
- 62households
- 80.7%literacy
- 172204PIN code

## Khola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khola is 172204.** Khola falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026136

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

## How far is Khola 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 Khola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Khola known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 22% of the 230 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 Khola

Of every 100 households in Khola in 2011, 90 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Khola · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**42%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**36%

Use banking services ****82%**

**76%

Television ****75%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**18%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Khola?

■ Khola · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**918

Working population ****68.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (14%)

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

- Kori Mohli352 people
- Bharech343 people
- Kolo343 people
- Koti339 people
- Pajeli322 people
- Kharel318 people
- Himri316 people
- Up Muhal Badruni313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khola?172204
- How far is Khola from Shimla?75 km by road
- What is the population of Khola?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khola in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khola?80.7% (Census 2011)