Village · Kumharsain, Shimla
# Khekhar

Khekhar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172030. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 53 households, the 72nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.
- 217 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 49.4% literacy
- 172030 PIN code

## Khekhar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khekhar is 172030. Khekhar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172030
- Community development block Narkanda
- Census village code 023857

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

## How far is Khekhar from nearby towns?
- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 99 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khekhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khekhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Luhri
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Luhri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Khekhar known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and pulses. About 22% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khekhar

Of every 100 households in Khekhar in 2011, 67 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khekhar · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 97%
- Toilet within the home 16% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 18%
- Tap water 89% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 72%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 26%
- Use banking services 33% 87%
- Television 29% 77%
- Mobile phone 58% 82%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 9%
- None of these assets 29% 5%
- Own their home 44% 87%

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

## What is the population of Khekhar?

■ Khekhar · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.4% 84.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 736 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 762 935
- Working population 35.9% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 43.4% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (50%) · ■ Household industry 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 27 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain
- Sakundi Chimla 228 people
- Dakolu 227 people
- Damaur 227 people
- Bhalari 222 people
- Tepri 217 people
- Kanda 212 people
- Jimu 209 people
- Reog 205 people

All 186 villages in Kumharsain

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khekhar? 172030
- How far is Khekhar from Shimla? 99 km by road
- What is the population of Khekhar? 217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khekhar in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khekhar? 49.4% (Census 2011)

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