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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Sarahan

Sarahan is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 83 households**, the 14th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 361people (2011)
- 83households
- 74.1%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Sarahan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025511

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

## How far is Sarahan from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)123 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)23 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 Sarahan?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Sarahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sarahan known for?

The main crops are **potato and beans**. About 37% of the 137 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 Sarahan

Of every 100 households in Sarahan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sarahan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**58%

Tap water ****99%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**71%

Use banking services ****64%**

**68%

Television ****61%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Sarahan?

■ Sarahan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**968

Working population ****30.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 68.3% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 15 (14%) · **■** Other work 26 (24%) · **■** Marginal 51 (46%)

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

- Jorna416 people
- Maraug397 people
- Bamta386 people
- Bodna374 people
- Ghichna351 people
- Chaukia350 people
- Kiari Shilan349 people
- Pajarli344 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarahan?171211
- How far is Sarahan from Shimla?123 km by road
- What is the population of Sarahan?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarahan in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarahan?74.1% (Census 2011)