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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Baura

Baura is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 48 households**, the 23rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 345people (2011)
- 48households
- 64.4%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Baura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025648

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

## How far is Baura from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)200 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)116 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 Baura?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaflah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Baura known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 15% of the 192 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 Baura

Of every 100 households in Baura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Baura · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****27%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baura?

■ Baura · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1524**

**972

Working population ****53.9%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 53.2% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (29%) · **■** Other work 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 114 (61%)

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

- Silpab396 people
- Tikar393 people
- Naura382 people
- Bhalu368 people
- Up Muhal Lohan Dhar345 people
- Jubbli337 people
- Kanah336 people
- Up Muhal Tarah313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baura?171217
- How far is Baura from Shimla?200 km by road
- What is the population of Baura?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baura in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baura?64.4% (Census 2011)