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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Ranol

Ranol is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 114 households**, the 22nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 595people (2011)
- 114households
- 64.8%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Ranol PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026584

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

## How far is Ranol from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)137 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)26 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 Ranol?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ranol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Ranol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 8% of the 875 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 Ranol

Of every 100 households in Ranol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ranol · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****70%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**58%

Use banking services ****96%**

**80%

Television ****35%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Ranol?

■ Ranol · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**884

Working population ****29.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.0% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (32%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Jhalwari626 people
- Chelala617 people
- Gewas613 people
- Peja600 people
- Kharshali588 people
- Larot579 people
- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranol?171214
- How far is Ranol from Shimla?137 km by road
- What is the population of Ranol?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranol in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ranol?64.8% (Census 2011)