# Kamraun Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Kamraun

Kamraun is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 52 households**, the 67th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 292people (2011)
- 52households
- 57.6%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Kamraun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026627

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

## How far is Kamraun 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 Kamraun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kamraun; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaloti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kamraun known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 59% of the 115 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 Kamraun

Of every 100 households in Kamraun in 2011, 81 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamraun · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****30%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Kamraun?

■ Kamraun · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**70.7%

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

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**884

Working population ****66.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 121 (62%)

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

- Bagi309 people
- Bhamwari305 people
- Wachari295 people
- Thaitwari294 people
- Andhra291 people
- Gumna290 people
- Bosari287 people
- Dumrera280 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamraun?171214
- How far is Kamraun from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kamraun?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamraun in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamraun?57.6% (Census 2011)