# Khatkar Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Khatkar

Khatkar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 40 households**, the 93rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 170people (2011)
- 40households
- 70.0%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Khatkar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023871

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

## How far is Khatkar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)22 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 Khatkar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Khatkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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.

## Homes and amenities in Khatkar

Of every 100 households in Khatkar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Khatkar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

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

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**72%

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

**26%

Use banking services ****78%**

**87%

Television ****58%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**9%

None of these assets ****20%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Khatkar?

■ Khatkar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**935

Working population ****57.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 52 (54%)

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

- Lauga179 people
- Parashan179 people
- Sainj Paranu176 people
- Chajol174 people
- Deoridhar169 people
- Pharnal169 people
- Khuhan167 people
- Nag167 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khatkar?172029
- How far is Khatkar from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Khatkar?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khatkar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khatkar?70.0% (Census 2011)