# Chaflan Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Chaflan

Chaflan is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 41 households**, the 46th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 232people (2011)
- 41households
- 68.2%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Chaflan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaflan is 171211.** Chaflan falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025544

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

## How far is Chaflan from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)116 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)16 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 Chaflan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chaflan; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Chaflan known for?

The main crops are **beans and maize**. About 31% of the 96 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 Chaflan

Of every 100 households in Chaflan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaflan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**58%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**71%

Use banking services ****0%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Chaflan?

■ Chaflan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**968

Working population ****53.4%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (63%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Chaupal

- Barkoli246 people
- Chiwna Badlawag242 people
- Batewri238 people
- Lal Pani234 people
- Kateika231 people
- Dimon229 people
- Bajroth228 people
- Gagna222 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaflan?171211
- How far is Chaflan from Shimla?116 km by road
- What is the population of Chaflan?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaflan in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaflan?68.2% (Census 2011)