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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kalun

Kalun is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 42 households**, the 63rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 190people (2011)
- 42households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kalun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025472

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

## How far is Kalun from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)38 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 Kalun?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kalun known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 27% of the 101 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 Kalun

Of every 100 households in Kalun in 2011, 91 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kalun · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**58%

Tap water ****93%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**71%

Use banking services ****54%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kalun?

■ Kalun · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2714**

**968

Working population ****56.8%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 83.8% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 92 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 10 (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

- Thalog203 people
- Satka201 people
- Sangroli195 people
- Tuiel192 people
- Saralda190 people
- Deot189 people
- Chanpadli182 people
- Nanahar182 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalun?171211
- How far is Kalun from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kalun?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalun in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalun?85.4% (Census 2011)