# Magwani Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Magwani

Magwani is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 64 households**, the 56th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 360people (2011)
- 64households
- 66.6%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Magwani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026596

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

## How far is Magwani from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)160 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)17 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 Magwani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Magwani; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Magwani known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 55% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Magwani

Of every 100 households in Magwani in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Magwani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**58%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Magwani?

■ Magwani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**884

Working population ****7.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 11% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 25 (89%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Banoti Khas389 people
- Ambot384 people
- Bhatwari381 people
- Haunchali376 people
- Jhanjwani356 people
- Devi Dhar342 people
- Deodi336 people
- Maktot336 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Magwani?171214
- How far is Magwani from Shimla?160 km by road
- What is the population of Magwani?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magwani in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Magwani?66.6% (Census 2011)