# Saintari Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Saintari

Saintari is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171205**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 13 households**, the 191st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 50people (2011)
- 13households
- 97.9%literacy
- 171205PIN code

## Saintari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saintari is 171205.** Saintari falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171205
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026341

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

## How far is Saintari from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)9 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 Saintari?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padral
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padaral
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Saintari known for?

The main crops are **maize, maize and wheat**. About 54% of the 26 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 Saintari

Of every 100 households in Saintari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Saintari · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**36%

Use banking services ****92%**

**76%

Television ****100%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saintari?

■ Saintari · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**918

Working population ****70.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 95.5% for women. 63% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (11%)

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

- Up Muhal Pandrog52 people
- Sholwi51 people
- Up Muhal Nihari51 people
- Chalanair50 people
- Kori49 people
- Jangal Rasalan47 people
- Up Mohal Rakab43 people
- Marthu42 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saintari?171205
- How far is Saintari from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Saintari?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saintari in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saintari?97.9% (Census 2011)