Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Ghurla Ghurla is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 309 people in 62 households, the 28th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 309 people (2011) - 62 households - 83.5% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Ghurla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghurla is 171211. Ghurla falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025420 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghurla from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 144 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghurla? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Laani Bamta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghurla known for? The main crops are maize and barley. About 35% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghurla Of every 100 households in Ghurla in 2011, 92 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ghurla · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 91% - Toilet within the home 42% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 58% - Tap water 92% 86% - Drinking water within premises 19% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 71% - Use banking services 97% 68% - Television 42% 54% - Mobile phone 58% 82% - Computer with internet 10% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 13% 11% - Own their home 97% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghurla? ■ Ghurla · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.5% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 968 - Working population 81.2% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 77.9% for women. 82% of men and 81% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 83 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (4%) · ■ Marginal 156 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Lihat 317 people - Jhina 314 people - Thana 313 people - Kiari 312 people - Sari 298 people - Khagna 296 people - Alashna 290 people - Deothi 288 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghurla? 171211 - How far is Ghurla from Shimla? 144 km by road - What is the population of Ghurla? 309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghurla in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghurla? 83.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/ghurla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.