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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Kufar

Kufar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 29 households**, the 114th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 137people (2011)
- 29households
- 79.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Kufar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026300

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

## How far is Kufar from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)18 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 Kufar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Huli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Kufar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetable**. About 1% of the 68 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 Kufar

Of every 100 households in Kufar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Kufar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**36%

Use banking services ****52%**

**76%

Television ****86%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kufar?

■ Kufar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**918

Working population ****80.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 72.6% for women. 75% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 75 (68%)

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

- Kalemon140 people
- Bagra -I138 people
- Khalana138 people
- Chathla137 people
- Sharoli137 people
- Bakhral135 people
- Jaru133 people
- Up Muhal Badon133 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kufar?171202
- How far is Kufar from Shimla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kufar?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kufar in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kufar?79.7% (Census 2011)