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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Gagna

Gagna is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 45 households**, the 50th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 222people (2011)
- 45households
- 81.5%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Gagna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025452

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

## How far is Gagna from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)124 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)24 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 Gagna?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gagna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Gagna known for?

The main crops are **wheat and barley**. About 20% of the 166 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 Gagna

Of every 100 households in Gagna in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gagna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****38%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**71%

Use banking services ****76%**

**68%

Television ****51%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gagna?

■ Gagna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****69.8%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 71% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (10%)

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

- Chaflan232 people
- Kateika231 people
- Dimon229 people
- Bajroth228 people
- Shili Kayan222 people
- Kelwi Laona217 people
- Khaprona217 people
- Gorli215 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gagna?171211
- How far is Gagna from Shimla?124 km by road
- What is the population of Gagna?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagna in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gagna?81.5% (Census 2011)