# Denwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Denwari

Denwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 97 households**, the 35th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 518people (2011)
- 97households
- 80.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Denwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026644

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

## How far is Denwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)24 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 Denwari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Denwari known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 15% of the 257 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 Denwari

Of every 100 households in Denwari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Denwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**58%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****67%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

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

**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 Denwari?

■ Denwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**884

Working population ****16.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 22% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (61%) · **■** Marginal 20 (24%)

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

- Chiroti543 people
- Sondari542 people
- Pekha532 people
- Sari525 people
- Dhagoli512 people
- Rohal507 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Denwari?171208
- How far is Denwari from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Denwari?518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Denwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Denwari?80.0% (Census 2011)