# Hira Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/hira/ Village · Cheta, Shimla # Hira Hira is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 167 households**, the 3rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 848people (2011) - 167households - 76.0%literacy - 171217PIN code ## Hira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hira is 171217.** Hira falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171217 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hira from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)196 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)96 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 Hira? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Hira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Hira known for? The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 42% of the 118 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 Hira Of every 100 households in Hira in 2011, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hira · ■ Cheta rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **85% Toilet within the home ****46%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **76% Tap water ****89%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **94% Use banking services ****86%** **92% Television ****55%** **29% Mobile phone ****93%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **15% Own their home ****65%** **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 Hira? ■ Hira · ■ Cheta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **972 Working population ****66.5%** **68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 68% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (17%) · **■** Marginal 357 (63%) 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 - Banah932 people - Manjholi871 people - Dhar810 people - Kothi765 people - Dhautali708 people - Joru Shilal701 people [All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hira?171217 - How far is Hira from Shimla?196 km by road - What is the population of Hira?848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hira in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Hira?76.0% (Census 2011)