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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Rohal

Rohal is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 84 households**, the 37th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 507people (2011)
- 84households
- 65.5%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Rohal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026543

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

## How far is Rohal from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)138 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)28 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 Rohal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rohal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vaknaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Rohal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 13% of the 679 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 Rohal

Of every 100 households in Rohal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rohal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**58%

Use banking services ****29%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Rohal?

■ Rohal · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**884

Working population ****66.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 68% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 249 (74%) · **■** Marginal 88 (26%)

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

- Pekha532 people
- Sari525 people
- Denwari518 people
- Dhagoli512 people
- Shiladesh504 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jakhnoti484 people
- Jabal474 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rohal?171208
- How far is Rohal from Shimla?138 km by road
- What is the population of Rohal?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rohal in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rohal?65.5% (Census 2011)