# Arot Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Arot

Arot is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 55 households**, the 53rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 274people (2011)
- 55households
- 84.6%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Arot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arot is 172027.** Arot falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023848

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

## How far is Arot from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)46 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 Arot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Arot known for?

About 18% of the 82 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 Arot

Of every 100 households in Arot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Arot · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**26%

Use banking services ****84%**

**87%

Television ****78%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Arot?

■ Arot · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**935

Working population ****59.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 75.4% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 121 (75%)

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 Kumharsain

- Dakoon278 people
- Lathi276 people
- Kirti275 people
- Nehri275 people
- Ghareawat269 people
- Kanda265 people
- Phirnu262 people
- Bargal258 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arot?172027
- How far is Arot from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Arot?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arot in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arot?84.6% (Census 2011)