# Jakhali Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jakhali

Jakhali is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 26 households**, the 105th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 81people (2011)
- 26households
- 42.9%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Jakhali PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026667

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

## How far is Jakhali from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)199 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 Jakhali?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamwari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Jakhali known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 22% of the 192 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 Jakhali

Of every 100 households in Jakhali in 2011, 42 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakhali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**58%

Use banking services ****31%**

**80%

Television ****15%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****35%**

**12%

Own their home ****35%**

**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 Jakhali?

■ Jakhali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****222**

**884

Working population ****67.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 29.4% for women. 64% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (67%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (16%)

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

- Bahli100 people
- Dhar Gewas99 people
- Dhar Jabal90 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people
- Pundras67 people
- Bakora56 people
- D.P.F. Dali52 people
- D.P.F. Nirja45 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhali?171208
- How far is Jakhali from Shimla?199 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhali?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhali in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhali?42.9% (Census 2011)