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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Chind

Chind is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 45 households**, the 29th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 298people (2011)
- 45households
- 69.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Chind PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chind is 171210.** Chind falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025663

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

## How far is Chind from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)215 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)114 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 Chind?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chind; 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 · Malat
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Chind known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 30% of the 114 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 Chind

Of every 100 households in Chind in 2011, 67 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chind · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**85%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Tap water ****80%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**92%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Chind?

■ Chind · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**972

Working population ****70.8%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 74% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 74 (35%) · **■** Other work 22 (10%) · **■** Marginal 115 (55%)

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

- Jubbli337 people
- Kanah336 people
- Up Muhal Tarah313 people
- Up Muhal Thanah308 people
- Sanat298 people
- Bauth285 people
- Up Muhal Baggi265 people
- Samvi257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chind?171210
- How far is Chind from Shimla?215 km by road
- What is the population of Chind?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chind in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chind?69.6% (Census 2011)