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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Jitata

Jitata is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 40 households**, the 81st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 217people (2011)
- 40households
- 71.6%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Jitata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026623

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

## How far is Jitata from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)16 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 Jitata?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 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 Jitata known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 27% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Jitata

Of every 100 households in Jitata in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Jitata · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**58%

Use banking services ****93%**

**80%

Television ****73%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Jitata?

■ Jitata · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**884

Working population ****27.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (65%) · **■** Marginal 20 (33%)

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

- Kanthali235 people
- Hingori234 people
- Raosi234 people
- Mandli230 people
- D.P.F. Bhampar209 people
- Dungiani208 people
- Shagli202 people
- Kutra196 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jitata?171214
- How far is Jitata from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Jitata?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jitata in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jitata?71.6% (Census 2011)