# Teerkal Gaon Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Teerkal Gaon

Teerkal Gaon is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 43 households**, the 80th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 188people (2011)
- 43households
- 73.7%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Teerkal Gaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026534

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

## How far is Teerkal Gaon from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)52 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 Teerkal Gaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Teerkal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malthi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheemarohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Teerkal Gaon known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and maize**. About 26% of the 142 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 Teerkal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Teerkal Gaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Teerkal Gaon · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**44%

Tap water ****17%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**27%

Use banking services ****62%**

**83%

Television ****56%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**11%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 Teerkal Gaon?

■ Teerkal Gaon · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**923

Working population ****64.4%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 59% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (19%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Khanaula194 people
- Naga Dhar193 people
- Paoli192 people
- Nadu191 people
- Jaunli172 people
- Dhara159 people
- Gani Ghat157 people
- Pujarli155 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Teerkal Gaon?171207
- How far is Teerkal Gaon from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Teerkal Gaon?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teerkal Gaon in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Teerkal Gaon?73.7% (Census 2011)