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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Jokhar

Jokhar is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 84 households**, the 14th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 461people (2011)
- 84households
- 73.4%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Jokhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025598

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

## How far is Jokhar from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)220 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)115 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 Jokhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Jokhar known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 33% of the 158 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 Jokhar

Of every 100 households in Jokhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jokhar · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**76%

Tap water ****75%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****35%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jokhar?

■ Jokhar · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**972

Working population ****70.3%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 66.3% for women. 69% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 117 (36%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 183 (56%)

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

- Kulag572 people
- Charauli571 people
- Ahnog557 people
- Dak Shirar526 people
- Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran440 people
- Chanja429 people
- Up Muhal Bhalwan407 people
- Mishot403 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jokhar?171217
- How far is Jokhar from Shimla?220 km by road
- What is the population of Jokhar?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jokhar in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jokhar?73.4% (Census 2011)