# Thaitwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Thaitwari

Thaitwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 45 households**, the 66th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 294people (2011)
- 45households
- 70.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Thaitwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026653

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

## How far is Thaitwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 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 Thaitwari?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tangnun
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pekha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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
- 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 Thaitwari known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and paddy**. About 19% of the 174 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 Thaitwari

Of every 100 households in Thaitwari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thaitwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**42%

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

**38%

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

**58%

Use banking services ****93%**

**80%

Television ****34%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**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 Thaitwari?

■ Thaitwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**884

Working population ****55.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 62.8% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (15%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 79 (48%)

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

- Bhatwa313 people
- Bagi309 people
- Bhamwari305 people
- Wachari295 people
- Kamraun292 people
- Andhra291 people
- Gumna290 people
- Bosari287 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thaitwari?171208
- How far is Thaitwari from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Thaitwari?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thaitwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thaitwari?70.0% (Census 2011)