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

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Village · Tikar, Shimla 

# Khalai

Khalai is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 146 households**, the 7th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 709people (2011)
- 146households
- 74.9%literacy
- 171203PIN code

## Khalai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171203
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026360

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

## How far is Khalai from nearby towns?

- Tikar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)114 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)29 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 Khalai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badshal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru Singa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikkar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Khalai known for?

The main crops are **potato, apple and pea**. About 33% of the 186 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 Khalai

Of every 100 households in Khalai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Khalai · ■ Tikar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**61%

Tap water ****99%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**46%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****73%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Khalai?

■ Khalai · ■ Tikar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1367**

**913

Working population ****64.5%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 64.3% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 324 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 60 (13%)

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

- Koti841 people
- Sharontha810 people
- Kadiwan756 people
- Daroti728 people
- Farog538 people
- Kasheni535 people
- Batara513 people
- Kharla489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khalai?171203
- How far is Khalai from Shimla?114 km by road
- What is the population of Khalai?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalai in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khalai?74.9% (Census 2011)