# Kair Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Kair

Kair is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171008**. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 33 households**, the 159th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 162people (2011)
- 33households
- 92.4%literacy
- 171008PIN code

## Kair PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kair is 171008.** Kair falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171008
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024568

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

## How far is Kair from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)13 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 Kair?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tuto
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tuto
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kair known for?

The main crops are **maize and barley**. About 28% of the 36 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 Kair

Of every 100 households in Kair in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kair · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**50%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****52%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 Kair?

■ Kair · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**950

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 85.3% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (41%) · **■** Marginal 15 (19%)

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 Shimla

- Gosan165 people
- Rachhoi165 people
- Malangan163 people
- Bhatla162 people
- Up Muhal Bhagwati Nagar162 people
- Badua161 people
- Kalian Pur158 people
- Hiun156 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kair?171008
- How far is Kair from Shimla?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kair?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kair in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kair?92.4% (Census 2011)