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

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kepu

Kepu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 71 households**, the 62nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 245people (2011)
- 71households
- 79.4%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Kepu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kepu is 172030.** Kepu falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023890

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

## How far is Kepu from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)104 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)34 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 Kepu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kepu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nanjha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kepu known for?

About 8% of the 251 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 Kepu

Of every 100 households in Kepu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kepu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**18%

Tap water ****82%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**26%

Use banking services ****73%**

**87%

Television ****55%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 Kepu?

■ Kepu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****467**

**935

Working population ****36.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 69.5% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 27 (30%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Shamthla258 people
- Nahal252 people
- Chalan250 people
- Jar246 people
- Shela245 people
- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people
- Ahar234 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kepu?172030
- How far is Kepu from Shimla?104 km by road
- What is the population of Kepu?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kepu in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kepu?79.4% (Census 2011)