Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Kith Kuftu Kith Kuftu is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 154 people in 39 households, the 99th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 154 people (2011) - 39 households - 85.9% literacy - 171202 PIN code ## Kith Kuftu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kith Kuftu is 171202. Kith Kuftu falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171202 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026163 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kith Kuftu from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 71 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kith Kuftu? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kith Kuftu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rakhwala - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rakhwala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kith Kuftu known for? The main crops are apple, wheat and maize. About 36% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kith Kuftu Of every 100 households in Kith Kuftu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Kith Kuftu · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 94% - Toilet within the home 82% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 42% - Tap water 90% 88% - Drinking water within premises 5% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 36% - Use banking services 87% 76% - Television 90% 74% - Mobile phone 80% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 15% 18% - None of these assets 5% 6% - Own their home 100% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kith Kuftu? ■ Kith Kuftu · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1139 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 918 - Working population 33.1% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 79.7% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (78%) · ■ Household industry 4 (8%) · ■ Other work 7 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Garaog 160 people - Janol 160 people - Thana 159 people - Up Muhal Mangali 155 people - Roni 152 people - Chamera 151 people - Dhali 150 people - Reot 148 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kith Kuftu? 171202 - How far is Kith Kuftu from Shimla? 71 km by road - What is the population of Kith Kuftu? 154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kith Kuftu in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kith Kuftu? 85.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/kith-kuftu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.