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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Gumma

Gumma is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171028**. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 108 households**, the 28th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 559people (2011)
- 108households
- 80.2%literacy
- 171028PIN code

## Gumma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gumma is 171028.** Gumma falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171028
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026681

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

## How far is Gumma from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)141 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)21 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 Gumma?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gumma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gumma known for?

The main crops are **apple, pea and potato**. About 39% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gumma

Of every 100 households in Gumma in 2011, 92 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gumma · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**58%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****67%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gumma?

■ Gumma · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**884

Working population ****63.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 63 (18%) · **■** Marginal 189 (54%)

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

- Larot579 people
- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Kharot561 people
- Bhetyani551 people
- Sindasli550 people
- Chiroti543 people
- Sondari542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gumma?171028
- How far is Gumma from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Gumma?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumma in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gumma?80.2% (Census 2011)