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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Parsal

Parsal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 58 households**, the 42nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 266people (2011)
- 58households
- 91.0%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Parsal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026342

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

## How far is Parsal from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)10 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 Parsal?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Parsal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai3
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Parsal known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and wheat**. About 79% of the 80 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 Parsal

Of every 100 households in Parsal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Parsal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**42%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**36%

Use banking services ****75%**

**76%

Television ****77%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 Parsal?

■ Parsal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**918

Working population ****45.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 85.9% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (7%) · **■** Household industry 23 (19%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 39 (32%)

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

- Halaila275 people
- Up Muhal Chaugan274 people
- Bareon273 people
- Jaltahar269 people
- Baramu265 people
- Purag265 people
- Tahu262 people
- Thanari262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parsal?171202
- How far is Parsal from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Parsal?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsal in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parsal?91.0% (Census 2011)