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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Silpab

Silpab is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 60 households**, the 19th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 396people (2011)
- 60households
- 65.3%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Silpab PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025651

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

## How far is Silpab from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)212 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)120 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 Silpab?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Silpab; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaflah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Silpab known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 19% of the 147 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 Silpab

Of every 100 households in Silpab in 2011, 83 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Silpab · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****86%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Silpab?

■ Silpab · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**972

Working population ****52.0%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 86 (42%)

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

- Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran440 people
- Chanja429 people
- Up Muhal Bhalwan407 people
- Mishot403 people
- Tikar393 people
- Naura382 people
- Bhalu368 people
- Baura345 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silpab?171217
- How far is Silpab from Shimla?212 km by road
- What is the population of Silpab?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silpab in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silpab?65.3% (Census 2011)