# Jhalwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jhalwari

Jhalwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 136 households**, the 18th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 626people (2011)
- 136households
- 69.2%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Jhalwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026594

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

## How far is Jhalwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)160 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)21 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 Jhalwari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalwari; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and canal / river
- 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 Jhalwari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 19% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhalwari

Of every 100 households in Jhalwari in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jhalwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**58%

Use banking services ****36%**

**80%

Television ****55%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Jhalwari?

■ Jhalwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**884

Working population ****58.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Tikri664 people
- Jhatwari629 people
- Jadkot628 people
- Jakhi626 people
- Chelala617 people
- Gewas613 people
- Peja600 people
- Ranol595 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhalwari?171214
- How far is Jhalwari from Shimla?160 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalwari?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalwari?69.2% (Census 2011)