# Kotgarh Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kotgarh

Kotgarh is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172031**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 194 households**, the 12th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 608people (2011)
- 194households
- 89.8%literacy
- 172031PIN code

## Kotgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotgarh is 172031.** Kotgarh falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172031
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023921

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

## How far is Kotgarh from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)81 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)16 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 Kotgarh?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Kotgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kotgarh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 59% of the 138 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 Kotgarh

Of every 100 households in Kotgarh in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kotgarh · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****89%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Kotgarh?

■ Kotgarh · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**935

Working population ****36.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 84.6% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (39%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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

- Batari716 people
- Mandholi622 people
- Kacheri621 people
- Shathla621 people
- Mangsu562 people
- Mogra527 people
- Shelag520 people
- Bhargaon500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotgarh?172031
- How far is Kotgarh from Shimla?81 km by road
- What is the population of Kotgarh?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotgarh in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotgarh?89.8% (Census 2011)