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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jakhi

Jakhi is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 123 households**, the 17th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 626people (2011)
- 123households
- 63.5%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Jakhi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026689

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

## How far is Jakhi from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)46 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 Jakhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khas Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Jakhi known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 7% of the 410 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 Jakhi

Of every 100 households in Jakhi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakhi · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****92%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**58%

Use banking services ****58%**

**80%

Television ****46%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Jakhi?

■ Jakhi · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**70.7%

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

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**884

Working population ****59.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 54.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 198 (53%)

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

- Thana699 people
- Tikri664 people
- Jhatwari629 people
- Jadkot628 people
- Jhalwari626 people
- Chelala617 people
- Gewas613 people
- Peja600 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhi?171208
- How far is Jakhi from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhi?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhi in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhi?63.5% (Census 2011)