# Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Cheta

Cheta is a sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **19,460 people**, no towns and 91 villages (58 inhabited). The largest village is Banah (932 people).

- 19,460people (2011)
- 91villages
- 0towns
- 69.3%literacy

## Population of Cheta compared with Shimla

■ Cheta · ■ Shimla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**925

Working population ****68.3%**

**52.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Cheta

Of every 100 households in Cheta in 2011, 85 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Cheta · ■ Shimla district

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**29%

Tap water ****88%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**36%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****29%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**13%

None of these assets ****15%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Cheta

- Banah · 932 people
- Manjholi · 871 people
- Hira · 848 people
- Dhar · 810 people
- Kothi · 765 people
- Dhautali · 708 people
- Joru Shilal · 701 people
- Bandal · 651 people
- Bag · 597 people
- Kulag · 572 people
- Charauli · 571 people
- Ahnog · 557 people
- Dak Shirar · 526 people
- Jokhar · 461 people
- Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran · 440 people
- Chanja · 429 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Cheta?91 (58 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheta in?Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Cheta?19,460 (Census 2011)