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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Chaukia

Chaukia is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 71 households**, the 16th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 350people (2011)
- 71households
- 80.9%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Chaukia PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025588

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

## How far is Chaukia from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)108 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)8 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 Chaukia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaupal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chaukia known for?

The main crops are **wheat and apple**. About 39% of the 88 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 Chaukia

Of every 100 households in Chaukia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaukia · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**71%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****56%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chaukia?

■ Chaukia · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**968

Working population ****64.6%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (37%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 125 (55%)

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

- Bamta386 people
- Bodna374 people
- Sarahan361 people
- Ghichna351 people
- Kiari Shilan349 people
- Pajarli344 people
- Majhotli342 people
- Tikri336 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaukia?171211
- How far is Chaukia from Shimla?108 km by road
- What is the population of Chaukia?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukia in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukia?80.9% (Census 2011)