# Urshu Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Urshu

Urshu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 26 households**, the 124th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 113people (2011)
- 26households
- 72.5%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Urshu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023854

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

## How far is Urshu from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)40 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 Urshu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Urshu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Luhri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Luhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Urshu known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 35% of the 66 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 Urshu

Of every 100 households in Urshu in 2011, 64 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Urshu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**26%

Use banking services ****56%**

**87%

Television ****56%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Urshu?

■ Urshu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**935

Working population ****57.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 20 (31%) · **■** Marginal 26 (40%)

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

- Saroga122 people
- Baza117 people
- Daro116 people
- Churath114 people
- Tramli109 people
- Banot108 people
- Bhuth107 people
- Ganeog107 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urshu?172030
- How far is Urshu from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Urshu?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urshu in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Urshu?72.5% (Census 2011)