# Joru Shilal Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Joru Shilal

Joru Shilal is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **701 people in 120 households**, the 7th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 701people (2011)
- 120households
- 70.0%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Joru Shilal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025618

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

## How far is Joru Shilal from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)199 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)99 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 Joru Shilal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Joru Shilal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kupvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Joru Shilal known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 28% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Joru Shilal

Of every 100 households in Joru Shilal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Joru Shilal · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**92%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Joru Shilal?

■ Joru Shilal · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**972

Working population ****70.6%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 64.6% for women. 72% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 222 (45%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 237 (48%)

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

- Hira848 people
- Dhar810 people
- Kothi765 people
- Dhautali708 people
- Bandal651 people
- Bag597 people
- Kulag572 people
- Charauli571 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joru Shilal?171217
- How far is Joru Shilal from Shimla?199 km by road
- What is the population of Joru Shilal?701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joru Shilal in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Joru Shilal?70.0% (Census 2011)