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

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Village · Tikar, Shimla 

# Khalawan

Khalawan is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 79 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 357people (2011)
- 79households
- 80.4%literacy
- 171203PIN code

## Khalawan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171203
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026372

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

## How far is Khalawan from nearby towns?

- Tikar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)113 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)27 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 Khalawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khalawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pujarli-3
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pujarli-3
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Khalawan known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 41% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Khalawan

Of every 100 households in Khalawan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khalawan · ■ Tikar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**61%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**46%

Use banking services ****79%**

**80%

Television ****60%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Khalawan?

■ Khalawan · ■ Tikar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**913

Working population ****73.9%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 71% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 41 (16%)

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

- Tikri458 people
- Badshal457 people
- Friukoti369 people
- Thana Bag367 people
- Naksetli316 people
- Jagterli280 people
- Shekhal261 people
- Sajar231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khalawan?171203
- How far is Khalawan from Shimla?113 km by road
- What is the population of Khalawan?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalawan in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khalawan?80.4% (Census 2011)