# Manghara Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Manghara

Manghara is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171224**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 65 households**, the 61st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 329people (2011)
- 65households
- 68.9%literacy
- 171224PIN code

## Manghara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Manghara is 171224.** Manghara falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171224
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026590

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

## How far is Manghara from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)134 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)22 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 Manghara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Manghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 Manghara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Manghara

Of every 100 households in Manghara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Manghara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**58%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****66%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Manghara?

■ Manghara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**884

Working population ****26.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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

- Jhanjwani356 people
- Devi Dhar342 people
- Deodi336 people
- Maktot336 people
- Bhatwa313 people
- Bagi309 people
- Bhamwari305 people
- Wachari295 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Manghara?171224
- How far is Manghara from Shimla?134 km by road
- What is the population of Manghara?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manghara in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Manghara?68.9% (Census 2011)