# Thana Jalona Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Thana Jalona

Thana Jalona is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 61 households**, the 35th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 279people (2011)
- 61households
- 71.8%literacy
- 171226PIN code

## Thana Jalona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thana Jalona is 171226.** Thana Jalona falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171226
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025502

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

## How far is Thana Jalona from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)66 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 Thana Jalona?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Thana Jalona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jorna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pulwahl
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated 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 Thana Jalona known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 21% of the 182 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 Thana Jalona

Of every 100 households in Thana Jalona in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thana Jalona · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**71%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****29%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****39%**

**11%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Thana Jalona?

■ Thana Jalona · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**968

Working population ****83.9%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 84% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 35 (15%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 50 (21%)

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

- Alashna290 people
- Deothi288 people
- Kashah285 people
- Shihali282 people
- Dhabas275 people
- Bamnol272 people
- Matal268 people
- Gyalat263 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thana Jalona?171226
- How far is Thana Jalona from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Thana Jalona?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thana Jalona in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thana Jalona?71.8% (Census 2011)