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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Malkhun

Malkhun is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **200 people in 44 households**, the 75th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 200people (2011)
- 44households
- 65.7%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Malkhun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026443

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

## How far is Malkhun 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 Malkhun?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Malkhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Malkhun known for?

The main crops are **maize, potato and apple**. About 56% of the 62 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 Malkhun

Of every 100 households in Malkhun in 2011, 72 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malkhun · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**59%

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

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**27%

Use banking services ****51%**

**83%

Television ****55%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**11%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Malkhun?

■ Malkhun · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**923

Working population ****56.5%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 52.3% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (43%)

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

- Ghrema225 people
- Ganga Nagar214 people
- Sendor211 people
- Siao210 people
- Khanaula194 people
- Naga Dhar193 people
- Paoli192 people
- Nadu191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkhun?171207
- How far is Malkhun from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Malkhun?200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkhun in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkhun?65.7% (Census 2011)