# Kufri Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kufri

Kufri is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172028**. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 34 households**, the 98th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 166people (2011)
- 34households
- 83.3%literacy
- 172028PIN code

## Kufri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kufri is 172028.** Kufri falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172028
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023881

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

## How far is Kufri from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)10 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 Kufri?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kufri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deeb
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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.

## What is Kufri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 79% of the 33 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 Kufri

Of every 100 households in Kufri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Kufri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**26%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****76%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**9%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Kufri?

■ Kufri · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**935

Working population ****64.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 84.1% for women. 59% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 91 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%)

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

- Deoridhar169 people
- Pharnal169 people
- Khuhan167 people
- Nag167 people
- Khaner165 people
- Kotla163 people
- Shanad162 people
- Gonthla160 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kufri?172028
- How far is Kufri from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kufri?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kufri in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kufri?83.3% (Census 2011)