# Karangla Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Karangla

Karangla is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 82 households**, the 30th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 356people (2011)
- 82households
- 76.2%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Karangla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karangla is 172001.** Karangla falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023723

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

## How far is Karangla from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)42 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 Karangla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Delath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karangla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 50% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karangla

Of every 100 households in Karangla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karangla · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**36%

Use banking services ****94%**

**91%

Television ****78%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Karangla?

■ Karangla · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**959

Working population ****64.0%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 191 (84%)

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 Nankhari

- Khamadi397 people
- Nagadhar395 people
- Grasu391 people
- Tanash382 people
- Kaleda347 people
- Dhnewati339 people
- Bani Basa315 people
- Vanda314 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karangla?172001
- How far is Karangla from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Karangla?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karangla in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karangla?76.2% (Census 2011)