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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Purla

Purla is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 16 households**, the 165th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 79people (2011)
- 16households
- 88.2%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Purla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026290

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

## How far is Purla from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)20 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 Purla?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Purla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bakhol
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Purla known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 37% of the 43 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 Purla

Of every 100 households in Purla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Purla · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**36%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****100%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Purla?

■ Purla · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**918

Working population ****48.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 80.6% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (16%) · **■** Marginal 18 (47%)

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

- Silana -I82 people
- Phanel81 people
- Up Muhal Shalat80 people
- Halai79 people
- Newar78 people
- Chhatri75 people
- Ghalaiya )75 people
- Up Muhal Nohat75 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purla?171202
- How far is Purla from Shimla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Purla?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purla in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purla?88.2% (Census 2011)