# Ahnog Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Ahnog

Ahnog is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 98 households**, the 12th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 557people (2011)
- 98households
- 72.0%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Ahnog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ahnog is 171217.** Ahnog falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025662

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

## How far is Ahnog from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)203 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)103 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 Ahnog?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ahnog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Ahnog known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 47% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ahnog

Of every 100 households in Ahnog in 2011, 73 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ahnog · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****56%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**92%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Ahnog?

■ Ahnog · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**972

Working population ****60.3%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (14%) · **■** Marginal 77 (23%)

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 Cheta

- Bandal651 people
- Bag597 people
- Kulag572 people
- Charauli571 people
- Dak Shirar526 people
- Jokhar461 people
- Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran440 people
- Chanja429 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ahnog?171217
- How far is Ahnog from Shimla?203 km by road
- What is the population of Ahnog?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahnog in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahnog?72.0% (Census 2011)