# Kholwi Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kholwi

Kholwi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 35 households**, the 104th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 157people (2011)
- 35households
- 78.4%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Kholwi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kholwi is 172027.** Kholwi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023840

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

## How far is Kholwi from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)157 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)62 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 Kholwi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kholwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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.

## What is Kholwi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 42% of the 57 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 Kholwi

Of every 100 households in Kholwi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kholwi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**26%

Use banking services ****54%**

**87%

Television ****54%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kholwi?

■ Kholwi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**935

Working population ****61.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 68.3% for women. 56% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (34%) · **■** Other work 20 (21%) · **■** Marginal 44 (45%)

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

- Kotla163 people
- Shanad162 people
- Gonthla160 people
- Bakhlain158 people
- Shehdari151 people
- Bharari144 people
- Dagrot144 people
- Dhala142 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kholwi?172027
- How far is Kholwi from Shimla?157 km by road
- What is the population of Kholwi?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kholwi in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kholwi?78.4% (Census 2011)