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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Larot

Larot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 114 households**, the 24th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 579people (2011)
- 114households
- 60.7%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Larot PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026672

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

## How far is Larot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)154 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)34 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 Larot?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Larot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Larot known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 44% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Larot

Of every 100 households in Larot in 2011, 85 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Larot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**68%

Tap water ****66%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**58%

Use banking services ****72%**

**80%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Larot?

■ Larot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**884

Working population ****29.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Other work 47 (27%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Gewas613 people
- Peja600 people
- Ranol595 people
- Kharshali588 people
- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Kharot561 people
- Gumma559 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Larot?171208
- How far is Larot from Shimla?154 km by road
- What is the population of Larot?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Larot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Larot?60.7% (Census 2011)