# Kharela Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Kharela

Kharela is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 59 households**, the 51st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 216people (2011)
- 59households
- 75.9%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Kharela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharela is 172021.** Kharela falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023725

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

## How far is Kharela from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)102 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)57 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 Kharela?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kharela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagalthi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kharela known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 6% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kharela

Of every 100 households in Kharela in 2011, 97 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharela · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**36%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****71%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Kharela?

■ Kharela · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**959

Working population ****56.0%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (24%) · **■** Other work 20 (17%) · **■** Marginal 72 (60%)

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

- Mundar233 people
- Shalag220 people
- Loti219 people
- Bhali216 people
- Manjeot210 people
- Vevat203 people
- Tikkri202 people
- Barog199 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharela?172021
- How far is Kharela from Shimla?102 km by road
- What is the population of Kharela?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharela in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharela?75.9% (Census 2011)