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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Purag

Purag is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 63 households**, the 44th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 63households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Purag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026201

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

## How far is Purag from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)13 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 Purag?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Purag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Purag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 46% of the 94 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 Purag

Of every 100 households in Purag in 2011, 89 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Purag · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**42%

Tap water ****92%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**62%

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

**36%

Use banking services ****69%**

**76%

Television ****78%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**18%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Purag?

■ Purag · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****61.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (12%) · **■** Other work 40 (25%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Bareon273 people
- Jaltahar269 people
- Parsal266 people
- Baramu265 people
- Tahu262 people
- Thanari262 people
- Up Muhal Jamuni256 people
- Khoru255 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purag?171202
- How far is Purag from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Purag?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purag in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purag?85.4% (Census 2011)