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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Tahu

Tahu is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 70 households**, the 45th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 262people (2011)
- 70households
- 85.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Tahu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026242

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

## How far is Tahu from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)18 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 Tahu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tahu; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Tahu known for?

About 1% of the 243 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 Tahu

Of every 100 households in Tahu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Tahu · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**45%

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

**62%

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

**36%

Use banking services ****93%**

**76%

Television ****82%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tahu?

■ Tahu · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**918

Working population ****74.8%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 76.4% for women. 73% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 92 (47%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 94 (48%)

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

- Jaltahar269 people
- Parsal266 people
- Baramu265 people
- Purag265 people
- Thanari262 people
- Up Muhal Jamuni256 people
- Khoru255 people
- Bagahar251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tahu?171202
- How far is Tahu from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Tahu?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tahu in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tahu?85.6% (Census 2011)