# Chambi Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Chambi

Chambi is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 57 households**, the 15th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 308people (2011)
- 57households
- 84.8%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Chambi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chambi is 173217.** Chambi falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024859

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

## How far is Chambi from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)46 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)46 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 Chambi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chambi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, covered wells 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 Chambi known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Chambi

Of every 100 households in Chambi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chambi · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**39%

Tap water ****49%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**73%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****80%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Chambi?

■ Chambi · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**1036

Working population ****60.1%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.5% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (16%) · **■** Marginal 147 (79%)

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 Junga

- Traie376 people
- Lakhoti364 people
- Bharhech343 people
- Chaceyan Pandli311 people
- Balog285 people
- Katola275 people
- Satlai253 people
- Kyana247 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chambi?173217
- How far is Chambi from Shimla?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chambi?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chambi in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chambi?84.8% (Census 2011)