# Phirnu Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Phirnu

Phirnu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 57 households**, the 56th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 262people (2011)
- 57households
- 81.8%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Phirnu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phirnu is 171213.** Phirnu falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023970

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

## How far is Phirnu from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)3 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 Phirnu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phirnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Phirnu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 11% of the 121 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 Phirnu

Of every 100 households in Phirnu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Phirnu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Phirnu?

■ Phirnu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**935

Working population ****71.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 74% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 136 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 49 (26%)

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

- Nehri275 people
- Arot274 people
- Ghareawat269 people
- Kanda265 people
- Bargal258 people
- Shamthla258 people
- Nahal252 people
- Chalan250 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phirnu?171213
- How far is Phirnu from Shimla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Phirnu?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phirnu in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phirnu?81.8% (Census 2011)