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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kurag

Kurag is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 19 households**, the 125th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 83people (2011)
- 19households
- 78.1%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kurag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025394

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

## How far is Kurag from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)96 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)30 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 Kurag?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kurag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maraug
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Kurag known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 55% of the 22 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 Kurag

Of every 100 households in Kurag in 2011, 79 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 37 a car.

■ Kurag · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**58%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**71%

Use banking services ****68%**

**68%

Television ****63%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****37%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Kurag?

■ Kurag · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****55.4%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 68.6% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (50%)

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

- Chiuna88 people
- Mashraon87 people
- Pharach86 people
- Gadhral85 people
- Mandholi81 people
- Jabna79 people
- Rarth79 people
- Kathiyana76 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurag?171211
- How far is Kurag from Shimla?96 km by road
- What is the population of Kurag?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurag in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurag?78.1% (Census 2011)