# Jkhar Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Jkhar

Jkhar is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **772 people in 151 households**, the 11th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 772people (2011)
- 151households
- 83.9%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Jkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jkhar is 171207.** Jkhar falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026492

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

## How far is Jkhar from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)3 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 Jkhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jkhar; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rohru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jkhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, apple and potato**. About 43% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Jkhar

Of every 100 households in Jkhar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Jkhar · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**44%

Tap water ****87%**

**94%

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

**59%

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

**71%

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

**27%

Use banking services ****58%**

**83%

Television ****74%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**85%

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 Jkhar?

■ Jkhar · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**923

Working population ****51.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 77.6% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 78 (19%) · **■** Marginal 179 (45%)

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 Rohru

- Rantari840 people
- Kotru836 people
- Bajauri824 people
- Munchharah801 people
- Kanda743 people
- Annu716 people
- Bharoli710 people
- Bhalun701 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jkhar?171207
- How far is Jkhar from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Jkhar?772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jkhar in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jkhar?83.9% (Census 2011)