# Khashkandi Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Khashkandi

Khashkandi is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 134 households**, the 24th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 623people (2011)
- 134households
- 70.6%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Khashkandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026479

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

## How far is Khashkandi from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 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 Khashkandi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khashkandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- 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 Khashkandi known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 55% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Khashkandi

Of every 100 households in Khashkandi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Khashkandi · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**27%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****77%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Khashkandi?

■ Khashkandi · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**923

Working population ****63.1%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 60.6% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Other work 131 (33%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Gauna647 people
- Sherog641 people
- Thamtari635 people
- Bashla634 people
- Berara620 people
- Parsa615 people
- Samoli595 people
- Chhupari594 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khashkandi?171207
- How far is Khashkandi from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Khashkandi?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khashkandi in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khashkandi?70.6% (Census 2011)