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

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Chanyan

Chanyan is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 9 households**, the 52nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 49people (2011)
- 9households
- 90.2%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Chanyan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024838

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

## How far is Chanyan from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)36 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 Chanyan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chanyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kot
- ○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 service10+ 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 covered wells
- 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 Chanyan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 8% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chanyan

Of every 100 households in Chanyan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chanyan · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**28%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****89%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chanyan?

■ Chanyan · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**85.9%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1036

Working population ****26.5%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 7 (54%) · **■** Other work 6 (46%)

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

- Kadaur63 people
- Kanena62 people
- Dhalyana55 people
- Dhar55 people
- Dhar Kufar48 people
- Jagheri Bag40 people
- Jangal Karoli28 people
- Jangal Taunru17 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanyan?173217
- How far is Chanyan from Shimla?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chanyan?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanyan in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chanyan?90.2% (Census 2011)