# Pundras Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Pundras

Pundras is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 14 households**, the 106th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 67people (2011)
- 14households
- 77.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Pundras PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026635

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

## How far is Pundras from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)143 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)23 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 Pundras?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pundras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tikri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghamwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Pundras known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 22% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Pundras

Of every 100 households in Pundras in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pundras · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**58%

Use banking services ****79%**

**80%

Television ****57%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**12%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 Pundras?

■ Pundras · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**884

Working population ****53.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 71.0% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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

- Dhar Gewas99 people
- Dhar Jabal90 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people
- Jakhali81 people
- Bakora56 people
- D.P.F. Dali52 people
- D.P.F. Nirja45 people
- D.P.F. Dhunana28 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pundras?171208
- How far is Pundras from Shimla?143 km by road
- What is the population of Pundras?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pundras in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pundras?77.6% (Census 2011)