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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jailot

Jailot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 55 households**, the 73rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 268people (2011)
- 55households
- 58.4%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Jailot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jailot is 171214.** Jailot falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026575

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

## How far is Jailot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)164 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 Jailot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- 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 Jailot known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 31% of the 184 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 Jailot

Of every 100 households in Jailot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jailot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**58%

Use banking services ****71%**

**80%

Television ****38%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Jailot?

■ Jailot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**884

Working population ****34.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 52.6% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (26%) · **■** Other work 17 (18%) · **■** Marginal 23 (25%)

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

- Gumna290 people
- Bosari287 people
- Dumrera280 people
- Gayari274 people
- Sandasu268 people
- Petarli253 people
- Badiara249 people
- Kanthali235 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jailot?171214
- How far is Jailot from Shimla?164 km by road
- What is the population of Jailot?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jailot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jailot?58.4% (Census 2011)