Village · Chaupal, Shimla
# Kelwi Laona

Kelwi Laona is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 47 households, the 52nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.
- 217 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 70.8% literacy
- 171211 PIN code

## Kelwi Laona PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kelwi Laona is 171211. Kelwi Laona falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171211
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025379

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kelwi Laona from nearby towns?
- Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 102 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kelwi Laona?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kelwi Laona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Maraug
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Kelwi Laona known for?

The main crops are pea and potato. About 20% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kelwi Laona

Of every 100 households in Kelwi Laona in 2011, 88 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kelwi Laona · ■ Chaupal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 91%
- Toilet within the home 18% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 58%
- Tap water 84% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 71%
- Use banking services 41% 68%
- Television 57% 54%
- Mobile phone 92% 82%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 6%
- None of these assets 6% 11%
- Own their home 63% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kelwi Laona?

■ Kelwi Laona · ■ Chaupal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 77.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 968
- Working population 67.7% 60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 108 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (24%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal
- Dimon 229 people
- Bajroth 228 people
- Gagna 222 people
- Shili Kayan 222 people
- Khaprona 217 people
- Gorli 215 people
- Gorwa 212 people
- Jai Garh 210 people

All 218 villages in Chaupal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kelwi Laona? 171211
- How far is Kelwi Laona from Shimla? 102 km by road
- What is the population of Kelwi Laona? 217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelwi Laona in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelwi Laona? 70.8% (Census 2011)

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