# Munchharah Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Munchharah

Munchharah is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 168 households**, the 10th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 801people (2011)
- 168households
- 70.3%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Munchharah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026498

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

## How far is Munchharah from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)118 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 Munchharah?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Munchharah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lower Koti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Munchharah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 18% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Munchharah

Of every 100 households in Munchharah in 2011, 94 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Munchharah · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**27%

Use banking services ****89%**

**83%

Television ****69%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**11%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Munchharah?

■ Munchharah · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**923

Working population ****66.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 222 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 258 (48%)

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

- Dalgaon856 people
- Rantari840 people
- Kotru836 people
- Bajauri824 people
- Jkhar772 people
- Kanda743 people
- Annu716 people
- Bharoli710 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Munchharah?171207
- How far is Munchharah from Shimla?118 km by road
- What is the population of Munchharah?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Munchharah in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Munchharah?70.3% (Census 2011)