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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Gayari

Gayari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 48 households**, the 72nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 274people (2011)
- 48households
- 85.8%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Gayari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026633

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

## How far is Gayari 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 Gayari?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Gayari known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 3% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gayari

Of every 100 households in Gayari in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gayari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**68%

Tap water ****92%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**58%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Gayari?

■ Gayari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****464**

**884

Working population ****59.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 80.8% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** 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

- Andhra291 people
- Gumna290 people
- Bosari287 people
- Dumrera280 people
- Jailot268 people
- Sandasu268 people
- Petarli253 people
- Badiara249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gayari?171208
- How far is Gayari from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Gayari?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gayari?85.8% (Census 2011)