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

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Painchri

Painchri is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171103**. The 2011 Census counted **33 people in 6 households**, the 449th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 33people (2011)
- 6households
- 81.5%literacy
- 171103PIN code

## Painchri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Painchri is 171103.** Painchri falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171103
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024347

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

## How far is Painchri from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)28 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)25 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 Painchri?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jaijar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dech Koh Bagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Painchri known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 20% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Painchri

Of every 100 households in Painchri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Painchri · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**58%

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

**46%

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

**50%

Use banking services ****67%**

**85%

Television ****100%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Painchri?

■ Painchri · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****84.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 88% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (54%) · **■** Other work 5 (18%) · **■** Marginal 8 (29%)

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

- Bagna Kalan33 people
- Dharath33 people
- Karali33 people
- Karhech33 people
- Kotla31 people
- Barog30 people
- Kashah30 people
- Binu29 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Painchri?171103
- How far is Painchri from Shimla?28 km by road
- What is the population of Painchri?33 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Painchri in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Painchri?81.5% (Census 2011)