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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Ghichna

Ghichna is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 82 households**, the 15th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 351people (2011)
- 82households
- 80.8%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Ghichna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025390

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

## How far is Ghichna from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)110 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 Ghichna?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maroug
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps 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 Ghichna known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 16% of the 220 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 Ghichna

Of every 100 households in Ghichna in 2011, 90 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghichna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**58%

Tap water ****44%**

**86%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**71%

Use banking services ****52%**

**68%

Television ****46%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****54%**

**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 Ghichna?

■ Ghichna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**968

Working population ****77.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 71.7% for women. 77% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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

- Maraug397 people
- Bamta386 people
- Bodna374 people
- Sarahan361 people
- Chaukia350 people
- Kiari Shilan349 people
- Pajarli344 people
- Majhotli342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghichna?171211
- How far is Ghichna from Shimla?110 km by road
- What is the population of Ghichna?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghichna in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghichna?80.8% (Census 2011)