# Charayan Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Charayan

Charayan is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 13 households**, the 53rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 81people (2011)
- 13households
- 62.7%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Charayan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025674

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

## How far is Charayan from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)200 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)100 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 Charayan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Charayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Charayan known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 27% of the 30 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 Charayan

Of every 100 households in Charayan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charayan · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****36%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Charayan?

■ Charayan · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****51.9%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (36%) · **■** Other work 8 (19%) · **■** Marginal 19 (45%)

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

- Serti106 people
- Up Muhal Sainj Khad92 people
- Up Muhal Chandwa89 people
- Digah85 people
- Jannu77 people
- D.P.F. Khanar35 people
- D.P.F. Bianal32 people
- D.P.F. Tanga14 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charayan?171217
- How far is Charayan from Shimla?200 km by road
- What is the population of Charayan?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charayan in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charayan?62.7% (Census 2011)