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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Thana

Thana is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 67 households**, the 26th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 313people (2011)
- 67households
- 85.0%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Thana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025575

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

## How far is Thana from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)103 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaupal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 known for?

The main crops are **barley and wheat**. About 26% of the 103 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

Of every 100 households in Thana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Thana · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**58%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**71%

Use banking services ****97%**

**68%

Television ****77%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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?

■ Thana · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****368**

**968

Working population ****46.3%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (32%) · **■** Marginal 96 (66%)

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

- Batewri-II320 people
- Sarkali318 people
- Lihat317 people
- Jhina314 people
- Kiari312 people
- Ghurla309 people
- Sari298 people
- Khagna296 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thana?171211
- How far is Thana from Shimla?103 km by road
- What is the population of Thana?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thana in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thana?85.0% (Census 2011)