# Kacheri Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kacheri

Kacheri is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172028**. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 135 households**, the 10th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 621people (2011)
- 135households
- 87.7%literacy
- 172028PIN code

## Kacheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kacheri is 172028.** Kacheri falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172028
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023879

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

## How far is Kacheri from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)10 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 Kacheri?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Kacheri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 58% of the 141 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 Kacheri

Of every 100 households in Kacheri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kacheri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****82%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kacheri?

■ Kacheri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**935

Working population ****94.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 81.1% for women. 96% of men and 93% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 536 (92%)

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

- Bara Gaon842 people
- Melan835 people
- Batari716 people
- Mandholi622 people
- Shathla621 people
- Kotgarh608 people
- Mangsu562 people
- Mogra527 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kacheri?172028
- How far is Kacheri from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kacheri?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kacheri in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kacheri?87.7% (Census 2011)