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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Sarkali

Sarkali is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 60 households**, the 23rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 60households
- 78.4%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Sarkali PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025520

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

## How far is Sarkali from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)122 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)22 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 Sarkali?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarahan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Sarkali known for?

The main crops are **beans and potato**. About 31% of the 85 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 Sarkali

Of every 100 households in Sarkali in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sarkali · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**58%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**71%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****56%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarkali?

■ Sarkali · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**968

Working population ****91.8%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 91% of men and 93% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (16%) · **■** Household industry 135 (46%) · **■** Other work 38 (13%) · **■** Marginal 73 (25%)

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

- Majhotli342 people
- Tikri336 people
- Dharan333 people
- Batewri-II320 people
- Lihat317 people
- Jhina314 people
- Thana313 people
- Kiari312 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkali?171211
- How far is Sarkali from Shimla?122 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkali?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkali in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkali?78.4% (Census 2011)