# Kasheni Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tikar, Shimla 

# Kasheni

Kasheni is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 120 households**, the 9th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 535people (2011)
- 120households
- 78.7%literacy
- 171203PIN code

## Kasheni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kasheni is 171203.** Kasheni falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171203
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026389

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

## How far is Kasheni from nearby towns?

- Tikar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)116 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)26 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 Kasheni?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kasheni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kasheni known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. About 28% of the 178 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 Kasheni

Of every 100 households in Kasheni in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kasheni · ■ Tikar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**46%

Use banking services ****88%**

**80%

Television ****80%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**80%

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 Kasheni?

■ Kasheni · ■ Tikar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**913

Working population ****62.1%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 69.4% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 188 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (8%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 72 (22%)

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 Tikar

- Kadiwan756 people
- Daroti728 people
- Khalai709 people
- Farog538 people
- Batara513 people
- Kharla489 people
- Gujandli477 people
- Tikri458 people

[All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kasheni?171203
- How far is Kasheni from Shimla?116 km by road
- What is the population of Kasheni?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasheni in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kasheni?78.7% (Census 2011)