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

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Jar

Jar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 66 households**, the 61st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 246people (2011)
- 66households
- 79.7%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Jar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jar is 172029.** Jar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023868

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

## How far is Jar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)15 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 Jar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Jar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 38% of the 78 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 Jar

Of every 100 households in Jar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**26%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jar?

■ Jar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**935

Working population ****25.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 41% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (35%) · **■** Marginal 38 (61%)

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

- Bargal258 people
- Shamthla258 people
- Nahal252 people
- Chalan250 people
- Kepu245 people
- Shela245 people
- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jar?172029
- How far is Jar from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Jar?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jar?79.7% (Census 2011)