Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Jhikni Pul Jhikni Pul is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 165 people in 39 households, the 76th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 165 people (2011) - 39 households - 80.6% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Jhikni Pul PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhikni Pul is 171211. Jhikni Pul falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhikni Pul from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 118 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhikni Pul? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Jhikni Pul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Deot - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Jhikni Pul known for? The main crops are potato and wheat. About 16% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhikni Pul Of every 100 households in Jhikni Pul in 2011, 80 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Jhikni Pul · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 91% - Toilet within the home 55% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 45% 58% - Tap water 90% 86% - Drinking water within premises 78% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 31% 71% - Use banking services 76% 68% - Television 51% 54% - Mobile phone 80% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 1% - Car / jeep / van 10% 6% - None of these assets 14% 11% - Own their home 53% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhikni Pul? ■ Jhikni Pul · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1364 968 - Working population 33.9% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.6% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (18%) · ■ Household industry 12 (21%) · ■ Other work 20 (36%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Dilmu 175 people - Giau 168 people - Kot 168 people - Lakha Wati 167 people - Jawag Chhamrog 160 people - Kuhal 159 people - Mamvi 159 people - Pabas 154 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhikni Pul? 171211 - How far is Jhikni Pul from Shimla? 118 km by road - What is the population of Jhikni Pul? 165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhikni Pul in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhikni Pul? 80.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/jhikni-pul/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.