Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Kalmu Kalmu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172027. The 2011 Census counted 188 people in 44 households, the 82nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 188 people (2011) - 44 households - 80.7% literacy - 172027 PIN code ## Kalmu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalmu is 172027. Kalmu falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172027 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023846 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalmu from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 120 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalmu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kangal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalmu known for? About 26% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalmu Of every 100 households in Kalmu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kalmu · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 70% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 18% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 16% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 84% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 26% - Use banking services 80% 87% - Television 89% 77% - Mobile phone 89% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 9% 3% - Car / jeep / van 9% 9% - None of these assets 2% 5% - Own their home 91% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalmu? ■ Kalmu · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1833 935 - Working population 60.1% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 73.8% for women. 68% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (14%) · ■ Marginal 95 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Karewati 202 people - Teshan 202 people - Kui 194 people - Mahawari 194 people - Kowahra 186 people - Rahu 185 people - Kaunthru 183 people - Maholi 183 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalmu? 172027 - How far is Kalmu from Shimla? 120 km by road - What is the population of Kalmu? 188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalmu in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalmu? 80.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/kalmu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.