Village · Cheta, Shimla # Charauli Charauli is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171217. The 2011 Census counted 571 people in 88 households, the 11th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 571 people (2011) - 88 households - 62.4% literacy - 171217 PIN code ## Charauli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charauli is 171217. Charauli falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171217 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025631 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charauli from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 194 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 94 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charauli? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Charauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kupvi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charauli known for? The main crops are pea. About 30% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charauli Of every 100 households in Charauli in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Charauli · ■ Cheta rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 85% - Toilet within the home 7% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 76% - Tap water 89% 88% - Drinking water within premises 32% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 91% 92% - Television 32% 29% - Mobile phone 85% 81% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 12% 15% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charauli? ■ Charauli · ■ Cheta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 69.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 928 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 972 - Working population 79.3% 68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 79% of men and 79% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 167 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 30 (7%) · ■ Marginal 253 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheta - Joru Shilal 701 people - Bandal 651 people - Bag 597 people - Kulag 572 people - Ahnog 557 people - Dak Shirar 526 people - Jokhar 461 people - Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran 440 people All 91 villages in Cheta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charauli? 171217 - How far is Charauli from Shimla? 194 km by road - What is the population of Charauli? 571 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charauli in? Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charauli? 62.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/charauli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.