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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jadkot

Jadkot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 114 households**, the 16th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 628people (2011)
- 114households
- 64.2%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Jadkot PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026675

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

## How far is Jadkot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)146 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 Jadkot?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jadkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Jadkot known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 4% of the 389 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 Jadkot

Of every 100 households in Jadkot in 2011, 73 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jadkot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****88%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****23%**

**80%

Television ****23%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****58%**

**12%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Jadkot?

■ Jadkot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**884

Working population ****57.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 51.2% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 124 (35%)

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

- Dali714 people
- Thana699 people
- Tikri664 people
- Jhatwari629 people
- Jakhi626 people
- Jhalwari626 people
- Chelala617 people
- Gewas613 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jadkot?171208
- How far is Jadkot from Shimla?146 km by road
- What is the population of Jadkot?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jadkot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jadkot?64.2% (Census 2011)