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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Kalgaon

Kalgaon is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 139 households**, the 31st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 564people (2011)
- 139households
- 76.3%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Kalgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026519

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

## How far is Kalgaon from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)52 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 Kalgaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgaon; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malyani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheemarohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kalgaon known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalgaon

Of every 100 households in Kalgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kalgaon · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**44%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**27%

Use banking services ****84%**

**83%

Television ****68%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**11%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kalgaon?

■ Kalgaon · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**923

Working population ****69.1%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 71% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 236 (61%)

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

- Samoli595 people
- Chhupari594 people
- Beraseli581 people
- Bhalara579 people
- Katedi556 people
- Bakhirna521 people
- Bhuth512 people
- Banchuna470 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalgaon?171207
- How far is Kalgaon from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kalgaon?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalgaon in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalgaon?76.3% (Census 2011)