# Khangta Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/khangta/ Village · Tikar, Shimla # Khangta Khangta is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 292 households**, the 2nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 1,156people (2011) - 292households - 78.1%literacy - 171203PIN code ## Khangta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khangta is 171203.** Khangta falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171203 - Community development blockRohru - Census village code026390 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khangta from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ)0 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)98 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)33 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 Khangta? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Khangta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru Seema - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Khangta known for? The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. About 25% of the 271 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 Khangta Of every 100 households in Khangta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Khangta · ■ Tikar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****49%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **61% Tap water ****76%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **46% Use banking services ****68%** **80% Television ****62%** **69% Mobile phone ****86%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****47%** **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 Khangta? ■ Khangta · ■ Tikar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****693** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308** **913 Working population ****65.1%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 74% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 258 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Other work 279 (37%) · **■** Marginal 102 (14%) 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 - Kuthari1,301 people - Koti841 people - Sharontha810 people - Kadiwan756 people - Daroti728 people [All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khangta?171203 - How far is Khangta from Shimla?98 km by road - What is the population of Khangta?1,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khangta in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khangta?78.1% (Census 2011)