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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Kulag

Kulag is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 89 households**, the 10th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 572people (2011)
- 89households
- 62.7%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Kulag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025652

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

## How far is Kulag from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)203 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)103 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 Kulag?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kulag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Kulag known for?

The main crops are **apple and wheat**. About 22% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kulag

Of every 100 households in Kulag in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kulag · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Kulag?

■ Kulag · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**972

Working population ****63.3%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 57.7% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 240 (66%)

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

- Dhautali708 people
- Joru Shilal701 people
- Bandal651 people
- Bag597 people
- Charauli571 people
- Ahnog557 people
- Dak Shirar526 people
- Jokhar461 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kulag?171217
- How far is Kulag from Shimla?203 km by road
- What is the population of Kulag?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulag in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kulag?62.7% (Census 2011)