Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Charauli Charauli is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 101 people in 20 households, the 111th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 101 people (2011) - 20 households - 79.3% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Charauli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charauli is 171211. Charauli falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025424 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charauli from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 54 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 154 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 54 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charauli? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Charauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bamta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charauli known for? The main crops are potato and wheat. About 29% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charauli Of every 100 households in Charauli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Charauli · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 91% - Toilet within the home 20% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 58% - Tap water 65% 86% - Drinking water within premises 65% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 55% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 45% 71% - Use banking services 55% 68% - Television 55% 54% - Mobile phone 70% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 5% 6% - None of these assets 15% 11% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charauli? ■ Charauli · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 772 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 286 968 - Working population 36.6% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 78.6% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (22%) · ■ Other work 9 (24%) · ■ Marginal 8 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Thuth 110 people - Bhatna 109 people - Bal Pharach 108 people - Shagair 107 people - Katont 99 people - Chaupal - II 96 people - Kharu 96 people - Bharola 95 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charauli? 171211 - How far is Charauli from Shimla? 154 km by road - What is the population of Charauli? 101 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charauli in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charauli? 79.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/charauli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.