# Jakhnoti Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jakhnoti

Jakhnoti is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 111 households**, the 40th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 484people (2011)
- 111households
- 64.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Jakhnoti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026560

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

## How far is Jakhnoti from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)27 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 Jakhnoti?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 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 Jakhnoti known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 24% of the 210 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 Jakhnoti

Of every 100 households in Jakhnoti in 2011, 83 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jakhnoti · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**68%

Tap water ****93%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****71%**

**80%

Television ****54%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Jakhnoti?

■ Jakhnoti · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**884

Working population ****59.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 28 (10%)

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

- Dhagoli512 people
- Rohal507 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jabal474 people
- Bagi465 people
- Amboi458 people
- Chichwari458 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhnoti?171208
- How far is Jakhnoti from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhnoti?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhnoti in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhnoti?64.6% (Census 2011)