Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Pabas Pabas is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 154 people in 37 households, the 80th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 154 people (2011) - 37 households - 85.1% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Pabas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pabas is 171211. Pabas falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025449 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pabas from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 120 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pabas? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pabas; 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 10+ km · Chopal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 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 untreated tap water - 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 Pabas known for? The main crops are apple and maize. About 17% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pabas Of every 100 households in Pabas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Pabas · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 91% - Toilet within the home 53% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 47% 58% - Tap water 95% 86% - Drinking water within premises 5% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 71% - Use banking services 26% 68% - Television 45% 54% - Mobile phone 37% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 8% 6% - None of these assets 34% 11% - Own their home 92% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pabas? ■ Pabas · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.1% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 968 - Working population 61.7% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.7% for women. 68% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 88 (93%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ 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 - Jhikni Pul 165 people - Jawag Chhamrog 160 people - Kuhal 159 people - Mamvi 159 people - Shila Badlawag 150 people - Bhanal 146 people - Kande 144 people - Koti 143 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pabas? 171211 - How far is Pabas from Shimla? 120 km by road - What is the population of Pabas? 154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pabas in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pabas? 85.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/pabas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.