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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bosari

Bosari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 59 households**, the 70th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 287people (2011)
- 59households
- 74.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Bosari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bosari is 171208.** Bosari falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026639

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

## How far is Bosari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)30 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 Bosari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bosari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamvadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Bosari known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 23% of the 180 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 Bosari

Of every 100 households in Bosari in 2011, 84 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bosari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**68%

Tap water ****93%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****86%**

**80%

Television ****56%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Bosari?

■ Bosari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526**

**884

Working population ****59.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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

- Thaitwari294 people
- Kamraun292 people
- Andhra291 people
- Gumna290 people
- Dumrera280 people
- Gayari274 people
- Jailot268 people
- Sandasu268 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bosari?171208
- How far is Bosari from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Bosari?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bosari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bosari?74.0% (Census 2011)