Village · Kumharsain, Shimla
# Khaner

Khaner is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171213. The 2011 Census counted 165 people in 38 households, the 99th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.
- 165 people (2011)
- 38 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 171213 PIN code

## Khaner PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khaner is 171213. Khaner falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171213
- Community development block Narkanda
- Census village code 023972

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khaner from nearby towns?
- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khaner?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Narkanda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 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 Khaner known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and apple. About 12% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khaner

Of every 100 households in Khaner in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khaner · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 92% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 8% 18%
- Tap water 97% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 95% 72%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 5% 26%
- Use banking services 95% 87%
- Television 100% 77%
- Mobile phone 87% 82%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 9%
- None of these assets 0% 5%
- Own their home 97% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khaner?

■ Khaner · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 84.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 935
- Working population 73.3% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 81.1% for women. 69% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (87%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 5 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain
- Pharnal 169 people
- Khuhan 167 people
- Nag 167 people
- Kufri 166 people
- Kotla 163 people
- Shanad 162 people
- Gonthla 160 people
- Bakhlain 158 people

All 186 villages in Kumharsain

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khaner? 171213
- How far is Khaner from Shimla? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Khaner? 165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaner in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khaner? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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