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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Giau

Giau is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 34 households**, the 73rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 168people (2011)
- 34households
- 77.2%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Giau PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025553

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

## How far is Giau from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)117 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)17 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 Giau?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Giau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khadar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Giau

Of every 100 households in Giau in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Giau · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**28%

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

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****94%**

**68%

Television ****29%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Giau?

■ Giau · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1714**

**968

Working population ****61.9%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 68.2% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 9 (9%)

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

- Nauran182 people
- Bhaulanu179 people
- Dhanout176 people
- Dilmu175 people
- Kot168 people
- Lakha Wati167 people
- Jhikni Pul165 people
- Jawag Chhamrog160 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Giau?171211
- How far is Giau from Shimla?117 km by road
- What is the population of Giau?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giau in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Giau?77.2% (Census 2011)