# Karai Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Karai

Karai is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172201**. The 2011 Census counted **90 people in 20 households**, the 136th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 90people (2011)
- 20households
- 69.6%literacy
- 172201PIN code

## Karai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karai is 172201.** Karai falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172201
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023556

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

## How far is Karai from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)155 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)26 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 Karai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarsai
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhakri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Karai known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 60% of the 12 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 Karai

Of every 100 households in Karai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Karai · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**43%

Use banking services ****65%**

**90%

Television ****65%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****15%**

**9%

Own their home ****65%**

**79%

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 Karai?

■ Karai · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**919

Working population ****55.6%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Rampur

- Rajpur102 people
- Uppar Khanortu95 people
- Ranot94 people
- Tikar92 people
- Khanortu90 people
- Thana87 people
- Narola80 people
- Matiana73 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karai?172201
- How far is Karai from Shimla?155 km by road
- What is the population of Karai?90 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karai in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karai?69.6% (Census 2011)