# Chiroti Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Chiroti

Chiroti is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 97 households**, the 31st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 543people (2011)
- 97households
- 67.5%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Chiroti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026561

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

## How far is Chiroti from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)25 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 Chiroti?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and untreated 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 Chiroti known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 31% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chiroti

Of every 100 households in Chiroti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiroti · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****66%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**58%

Use banking services ****63%**

**80%

Television ****39%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chiroti?

■ Chiroti · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**884

Working population ****60.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (8%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 206 (63%)

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

- Kharot561 people
- Gumma559 people
- Bhetyani551 people
- Sindasli550 people
- Sondari542 people
- Pekha532 people
- Sari525 people
- Denwari518 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiroti?171208
- How far is Chiroti from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Chiroti?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiroti in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiroti?67.5% (Census 2011)