Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Pharnal Pharnal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171213. The 2011 Census counted 169 people in 38 households, the 95th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 169 people (2011) - 38 households - 78.8% literacy - 171213 PIN code ## Pharnal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pharnal is 171213. Pharnal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171213 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023946 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pharnal from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 65 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pharnal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pharnal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Pharnal known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and apple. About 22% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pharnal Of every 100 households in Pharnal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Pharnal · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 97% - Toilet within the home 38% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 18% - Tap water 97% 96% - Drinking water within premises 30% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 65% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 26% - Use banking services 84% 87% - Television 70% 77% - Mobile phone 81% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 8% 9% - None of these assets 8% 5% - Own their home 68% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pharnal? ■ Pharnal · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1556 935 - Working population 32.5% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 75.7% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (15%) · ■ Household industry 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 20 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Sainj Paranu 176 people - Chajol 174 people - Khatkar 170 people - Deoridhar 169 people - Khuhan 167 people - Nag 167 people - Kufri 166 people - Khaner 165 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pharnal? 171213 - How far is Pharnal from Shimla? 65 km by road - What is the population of Pharnal? 169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pharnal in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pharnal? 78.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/pharnal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.