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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Khorsu

Khorsu is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 59 households**, the 67th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 262people (2011)
- 59households
- 67.3%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Khorsu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026482

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

## How far is Khorsu from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)127 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)8 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 Khorsu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khorsu; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rohru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Khorsu known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 38% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Khorsu

Of every 100 households in Khorsu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Khorsu · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**44%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**27%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****61%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**11%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Khorsu?

■ Khorsu · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**923

Working population ****67.6%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 59.8% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 40 (23%) · **■** Marginal 102 (58%)

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

- Dharot292 people
- Tandali289 people
- Kerasa263 people
- Bhamnala262 people
- Kyarku247 people
- Kandrora244 people
- Madarli231 people
- Ghrema225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khorsu?171207
- How far is Khorsu from Shimla?127 km by road
- What is the population of Khorsu?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorsu in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khorsu?67.3% (Census 2011)