# Kingal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kingal

Kingal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 84 households**, the 34th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 384people (2011)
- 84households
- 81.2%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Kingal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023859

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

## How far is Kingal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Kingal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kingal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kingal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 8% of the 50 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 Kingal

Of every 100 households in Kingal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kingal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**60%

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

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**26%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****74%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 Kingal?

■ Kingal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****770**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**935

Working population ****43.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (49%) · **■** Marginal 84 (50%)

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

- Jalti418 people
- Doja392 people
- Kanahr392 people
- Deeb389 people
- Koti373 people
- Pauchi365 people
- Bhareri355 people
- Kangal353 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kingal?172030
- How far is Kingal from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kingal?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kingal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kingal?81.2% (Census 2011)