# Chichwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Chichwari

Chichwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 101 households**, the 44th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 458people (2011)
- 101households
- 57.8%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Chichwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026544

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

## How far is Chichwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)28 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 Chichwari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chichwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, 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 Chichwari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 15% of the 477 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 Chichwari

Of every 100 households in Chichwari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**58%

Use banking services ****68%**

**80%

Television ****43%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chichwari?

■ Chichwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**884

Working population ****93.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 93% of men and 94% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 427 (100%)

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

- Jakhnoti484 people
- Jabal474 people
- Bagi465 people
- Amboi458 people
- Limbra415 people
- Bhatwari414 people
- Gaonsari411 people
- Khabal406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chichwari?171208
- How far is Chichwari from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Chichwari?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichwari?57.8% (Census 2011)