# Khangtehri Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Khangtehri

Khangtehri is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 78 households**, the 48th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 381people (2011)
- 78households
- 72.5%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Khangtehri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khangtehri is 171225.** Khangtehri falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026428

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

## How far is Khangtehri from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)25 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 Khangtehri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khangtehri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khangtehri known for?

The main crops are **apple, pea and potato**. About 11% of the 83 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 Khangtehri

Of every 100 households in Khangtehri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khangtehri · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**27%

Use banking services ****80%**

**83%

Television ****58%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**11%

None of these assets ****18%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khangtehri?

■ Khangtehri · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**923

Working population ****58.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 120 (54%)

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

- Jagothi408 people
- Bagi402 people
- Shalawat388 people
- Nasari383 people
- Beral376 people
- Buthara343 people
- Kaneora339 people
- Runda338 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khangtehri?171225
- How far is Khangtehri from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Khangtehri?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khangtehri in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khangtehri?72.5% (Census 2011)