# Amboi Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Amboi

Amboi is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 91 households**, the 43rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 458people (2011)
- 91households
- 61.6%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Amboi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amboi is 171214.** Amboi falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026573

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

## How far is Amboi from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)162 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)19 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 Amboi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amboi; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Amboi known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 38% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Amboi

Of every 100 households in Amboi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amboi · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**58%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Amboi?

■ Amboi · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**884

Working population ****34.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 25 (16%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 Chirgaon

- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jakhnoti484 people
- Jabal474 people
- Bagi465 people
- Chichwari458 people
- Limbra415 people
- Bhatwari414 people
- Gaonsari411 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amboi?171214
- How far is Amboi from Shimla?162 km by road
- What is the population of Amboi?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amboi in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amboi?61.6% (Census 2011)