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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jabal

Jabal is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 80 households**, the 41st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 474people (2011)
- 80households
- 63.4%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Jabal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026647

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

## How far is Jabal from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)26 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 Jabal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and canal / river
- 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 Jabal known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 7% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Jabal

Of every 100 households in Jabal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jabal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****73%**

**80%

Television ****34%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****23%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jabal?

■ Jabal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**884

Working population ****30.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%)

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

- Rohal507 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jakhnoti484 people
- Bagi465 people
- Amboi458 people
- Chichwari458 people
- Limbra415 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jabal?171208
- How far is Jabal from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Jabal?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jabal in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jabal?63.4% (Census 2011)