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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Jorna

Jorna is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 74 households**, the 10th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 416people (2011)
- 74households
- 86.1%literacy
- 171226PIN code

## Jorna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jorna is 171226.** Jorna falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171226
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025500

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

## How far is Jorna from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)98 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)98 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)98 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 Jorna?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pulwahl
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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.

## What is Jorna known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 20% of the 204 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 Jorna

Of every 100 households in Jorna in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jorna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**58%

Tap water ****42%**

**86%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**71%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****54%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jorna?

■ Jorna · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**77.7%

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

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**968

Working population ****72.1%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 77.2% for women. 72% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (18%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 230 (77%)

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

- Baghar521 people
- Jubbar512 people
- Shantha459 people
- Dasholi420 people
- Maraug397 people
- Bamta386 people
- Bodna374 people
- Sarahan361 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jorna?171226
- How far is Jorna from Shimla?98 km by road
- What is the population of Jorna?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorna in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jorna?86.1% (Census 2011)