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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Khorwi

Khorwi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 24 households**, the 131st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 119people (2011)
- 24households
- 87.3%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Khorwi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026231

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

## How far is Khorwi from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)8 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 Khorwi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khorwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bagahar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Khorwi known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 67% of the 18 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 Khorwi

Of every 100 households in Khorwi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Khorwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**36%

Use banking services ****96%**

**76%

Television ****96%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khorwi?

■ Khorwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1245**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**918

Working population ****70.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 84.2% for women. 79% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (15%) · **■** Marginal 51 (61%)

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

- Kupri123 people
- Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar123 people
- Up Muhal Devri121 people
- Garei120 people
- Majoli119 people
- Bandli118 people
- Dhangwi Khurd117 people
- Up Muhal Kufri117 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khorwi?171204
- How far is Khorwi from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Khorwi?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorwi in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khorwi?87.3% (Census 2011)