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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Digun

Digun is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 6 households**, the 142nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 36people (2011)
- 6households
- 80.6%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Digun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025471

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

## How far is Digun from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)40 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 Digun?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Digun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kalun
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Digun known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 4% of the 103 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 Digun

Of every 100 households in Digun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Digun · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**71%

Use banking services ****50%**

**68%

Television ****50%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Digun?

■ Digun · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****636**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**968

Working population ****75.0%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 77% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (22%)

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

- Kutanda55 people
- Bhut Dhokna44 people
- Shithna42 people
- Kauhrala38 people
- Mishliuna35 people
- Tapri35 people
- Belag34 people
- Jangal Shirgul34 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Digun?171211
- How far is Digun from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Digun?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digun in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Digun?80.6% (Census 2011)