# Jhatwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jhatwari

Jhatwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 127 households**, the 15th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 629people (2011)
- 127households
- 78.1%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Jhatwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026602

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

## How far is Jhatwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)13 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 Jhatwari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shima
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jhatwari known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 73% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Jhatwari

Of every 100 households in Jhatwari in 2011, 95 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**58%

Use banking services ****91%**

**80%

Television ****67%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Jhatwari?

■ Jhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**884

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 58% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 122 (31%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 59 (15%)

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

- Nandla775 people
- Dali714 people
- Thana699 people
- Tikri664 people
- Jadkot628 people
- Jakhi626 people
- Jhalwari626 people
- Chelala617 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhatwari?171214
- How far is Jhatwari from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Jhatwari?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhatwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhatwari?78.1% (Census 2011)