# Khakhrola Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Khakhrola

Khakhrola is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172022**. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 158 households**, the 35th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 617people (2011)
- 158households
- 80.2%literacy
- 172022PIN code

## Khakhrola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khakhrola is 172022.** Khakhrola falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172022
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023617

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

## How far is Khakhrola from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)126 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)8 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 Khakhrola?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nogli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Khakhrola known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 14% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Khakhrola

Of every 100 households in Khakhrola in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Khakhrola · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**40%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**43%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****77%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**7%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Khakhrola?

■ Khakhrola · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**919

Working population ****52.2%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 68.6% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 125 (39%) · **■** Marginal 118 (37%)

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

- Kim634 people
- Kiao632 people
- Kalna628 people
- Dansa620 people
- Paljara610 people
- Kasha609 people
- Sarpara605 people
- Bhadrash555 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khakhrola?172022
- How far is Khakhrola from Shimla?126 km by road
- What is the population of Khakhrola?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khakhrola in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khakhrola?80.2% (Census 2011)