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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Majh Gaon

Majh Gaon is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 29 households**, the 43rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 158people (2011)
- 29households
- 31.9%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Majh Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majh Gaon is 171210.** Majh Gaon falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025682

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

## How far is Majh Gaon from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)168 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)74 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 Majh Gaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Majh Gaon known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 16% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Majh Gaon

Of every 100 households in Majh Gaon in 2011, 28 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majh Gaon · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****59%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Majh Gaon?

■ Majh Gaon · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.9%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**972

Working population ****74.1%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.8% for men and 29.7% for women. 76% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (31%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 78 (67%)

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

- Malat199 people
- Masrah197 people
- Up Muhal Kalal192 people
- Gawai191 people
- Up Muhal Asha Dhar149 people
- Dofta134 people
- Dhar Chari124 people
- Up Muhal Shathali110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majh Gaon?171210
- How far is Majh Gaon from Shimla?168 km by road
- What is the population of Majh Gaon?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majh Gaon in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majh Gaon?31.9% (Census 2011)