Village · Nankhari, Shimla
# Khamnana

Khamnana is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172001. The 2011 Census counted 142 people in 33 households, the 62nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.
- 142 people (2011)
- 33 households
- 77.4% literacy
- 172001 PIN code

## Khamnana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khamnana is 172001. Khamnana falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172001
- Community development block Nankhari
- Census village code 023748

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khamnana from nearby towns?
- Nankhari (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 130 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khamnana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khamnana; 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kungalwali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Khamnana known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and apple. About 42% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khamnana

Of every 100 households in Khamnana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamnana · ■ Nankhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 47% 69%
- No toilet (open defecation) 53% 31%
- Tap water 100% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 63%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 36%
- Use banking services 97% 91%
- Television 69% 72%
- Mobile phone 86% 86%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 6%
- Own their home 97% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khamnana?

■ Khamnana · ■ Nankhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.4% 79.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 797 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 959
- Working population 84.5% 71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 84% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (80%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 21 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nankhari
- Nali 160 people
- Kunat 152 people
- Ghat 151 people
- D.P.F. Punan 147 people
- D.P.F. Bhadral 140 people
- Klanthi 140 people
- Jhijnu 139 people
- Dhansha 138 people

All 102 villages in Nankhari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khamnana? 172001
- How far is Khamnana from Shimla? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Khamnana? 142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamnana in? Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khamnana? 77.4% (Census 2011)

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