# Pungrish Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Pungrish

Pungrish is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 40 households**, the 83rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 185people (2011)
- 40households
- 87.0%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Pungrish PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026328

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

## How far is Pungrish from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)3 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 Pungrish?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Pungrish known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 70% of the 74 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 Pungrish

Of every 100 households in Pungrish in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 35 a car.

■ Pungrish · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**36%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****92%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****35%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Pungrish?

■ Pungrish · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**918

Working population ****59.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (9%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Araihla194 people
- Silana-II194 people
- Bhog192 people
- Kundly191 people
- Panog180 people
- Anu179 people
- Huli175 people
- Charol168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungrish?171202
- How far is Pungrish from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pungrish?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungrish in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pungrish?87.0% (Census 2011)