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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Pekha

Pekha is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 94 households**, the 33rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 532people (2011)
- 94households
- 71.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Pekha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026666

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

## How far is Pekha from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)154 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)40 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 Pekha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ambot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pekha known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 18% of the 366 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 Pekha

Of every 100 households in Pekha in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pekha · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****84%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**42%

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

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**58%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****34%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Pekha?

■ Pekha · ■ Chirgaon rural average

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

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**884

Working population ****55.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 72 (24%) · **■** Marginal 25 (8%)

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

- Bhetyani551 people
- Sindasli550 people
- Chiroti543 people
- Sondari542 people
- Sari525 people
- Denwari518 people
- Dhagoli512 people
- Rohal507 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pekha?171208
- How far is Pekha from Shimla?154 km by road
- What is the population of Pekha?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekha in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pekha?71.6% (Census 2011)