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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Thana

Thana is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 44 households**, the 97th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 159people (2011)
- 44households
- 68.3%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Thana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026184

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

## How far is Thana from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)24 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 Thana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thana; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Thana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 41% of the 92 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 Thana

Of every 100 households in Thana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Thana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**36%

Use banking services ****77%**

**76%

Television ****72%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Thana?

■ Thana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**918

Working population ****80.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 74% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (17%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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

- Darkoti161 people
- D.P.F. Chambi Dhar160 people
- Garaog160 people
- Janol160 people
- Up Muhal Mangali155 people
- Kith Kuftu154 people
- Roni152 people
- Chamera151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thana?171202
- How far is Thana from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Thana?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thana in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thana?68.3% (Census 2011)