# Chikhar Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Chikhar

Chikhar is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 98 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 545people (2011)
- 98households
- 84.1%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Chikhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikhar is 173210.** Chikhar falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024887

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

## How far is Chikhar from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)19 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 Chikhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satlai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Chikhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and cauliflower**. About 12% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Chikhar

Of every 100 households in Chikhar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikhar · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**39%

Tap water ****52%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**73%

Use banking services ****35%**

**81%

Television ****26%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****28%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chikhar?

■ Chikhar · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**1036

Working population ****57.6%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Junga

- Piran1,175 people
- Chaunri1,014 people
- Koti820 people
- Dublu561 people
- Bharandi498 people
- Parthanabad447 people
- Kot445 people
- Ruhalthi432 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikhar?173210
- How far is Chikhar from Shimla?19 km by road
- What is the population of Chikhar?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikhar in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chikhar?84.1% (Census 2011)