Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Pajeli Pajeli is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171225. The 2011 Census counted 322 people in 65 households, the 23rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 322 people (2011) - 65 households - 79.4% literacy - 171225 PIN code ## Pajeli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pajeli is 171225. Pajeli falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171225 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026140 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pajeli from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 90 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pajeli? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pajeli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalbog - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - 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 Pajeli known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 50% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pajeli Of every 100 households in Pajeli in 2011, 89 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Pajeli · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 94% - Toilet within the home 42% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 42% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 51% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 72% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 36% - Use banking services 85% 76% - Television 68% 74% - Mobile phone 92% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 2% - Car / jeep / van 15% 18% - None of these assets 5% 6% - Own their home 74% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pajeli? ■ Pajeli · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 918 - Working population 57.5% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 137 (74%) · ■ Other work 14 (8%) · ■ Marginal 34 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Bharech 343 people - Kolo 343 people - Koti 339 people - Khola 330 people - Kharel 318 people - Himri 316 people - Up Muhal Badruni 313 people - Kharki 311 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pajeli? 171225 - How far is Pajeli from Shimla? 90 km by road - What is the population of Pajeli? 322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pajeli in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pajeli? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/pajeli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.