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

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Kurnu

Kurnu is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172022**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 65 households**, the 83rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 316people (2011)
- 65households
- 77.7%literacy
- 172022PIN code

## Kurnu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172022
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023655

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

## How far is Kurnu from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)145 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)64 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 Kurnu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mandhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Kurnu known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 47% of the 93 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 Kurnu

Of every 100 households in Kurnu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kurnu · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**40%

Tap water ****83%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**43%

Use banking services ****91%**

**90%

Television ****71%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kurnu?

■ Kurnu · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**79.3%

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

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**919

Working population ****62.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Shahdhar330 people
- Thala323 people
- Fancha318 people
- Phunja318 people
- Basari304 people
- Ratanpur299 people
- Sharn299 people
- Karari295 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurnu?172022
- How far is Kurnu from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Kurnu?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurnu in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurnu?77.7% (Census 2011)