Village · Cheta, Shimla # D.P.F. Tanga D.P.F. Tanga is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171217. The 2011 Census counted 14 people in 3 households, the 57th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 14 people (2011) - 3 households - 64.3% literacy - 171217 PIN code ## D.P.F. Tanga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Tanga is 171217. D.P.F. Tanga falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171217 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025637 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Tanga from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 195 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 D.P.F. Tanga? 6 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Tanga; 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 - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kupvi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shimla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 D.P.F. Tanga known for? The main crops are pea and apple. About 3% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Tanga Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Tanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Tanga · ■ Cheta rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 85% - Toilet within the home 0% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 0% 29% - Mobile phone 100% 81% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 15% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Tanga? ■ D.P.F. Tanga · ■ Cheta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 69.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 928 - Working population 100.0% 68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 57.1% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (64%) · ■ Marginal 5 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheta - Charayan 81 people - Jannu 77 people - D.P.F. Khanar 35 people - D.P.F. Bianal 32 people - Jangal Runah 7 people All 91 villages in Cheta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Tanga? 171217 - How far is D.P.F. Tanga from Shimla? 195 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Tanga? 14 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Tanga in? Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Tanga? 64.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/d-p-f-tanga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.