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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Garhin

Garhin is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 125 households**, the 5th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 533people (2011)
- 125households
- 78.0%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Garhin PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025389

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

## How far is Garhin from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)29 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 Garhin?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maroug
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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, untreated 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 Garhin known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 19% of the 257 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 Garhin

Of every 100 households in Garhin in 2011, 78 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Garhin · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**58%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**71%

Use banking services ****75%**

**68%

Television ****41%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Garhin?

■ Garhin · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**968

Working population ****70.7%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 71.6% for women. 71% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (14%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 213 (56%)

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

- Naoni754 people
- Khadar691 people
- Thundal620 people
- Kumra542 people
- Baghar521 people
- Jubbar512 people
- Shantha459 people
- Dasholi420 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhin?171211
- How far is Garhin from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Garhin?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhin in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhin?78.0% (Census 2011)