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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Gyalat

Gyalat is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 59 households**, the 39th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 263people (2011)
- 59households
- 66.8%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Gyalat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025464

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

## How far is Gyalat from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)36 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 Gyalat?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phalauna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 Gyalat known for?

The main crops are **wheat and barley**. About 13% of the 164 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 Gyalat

Of every 100 households in Gyalat in 2011, 86 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gyalat · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

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

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**58%

Tap water ****84%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****70%**

**68%

Television ****52%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Gyalat?

■ Gyalat · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**968

Working population ****47.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 56.4% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%) · **■** Marginal 17 (14%)

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

- Thana Jalona279 people
- Dhabas275 people
- Bamnol272 people
- Matal268 people
- Jaili259 people
- Antraoli250 people
- Barkoli246 people
- Chiwna Badlawag242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gyalat?171211
- How far is Gyalat from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Gyalat?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gyalat in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gyalat?66.8% (Census 2011)