# Chakroht Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Chakroht

Chakroht is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 48 households**, the 90th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 164people (2011)
- 48households
- 76.4%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Chakroht PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakroht is 171202.** Chakroht falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026289

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

## How far is Chakroht from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)10 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 Chakroht?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chakroht known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 67% of the 39 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 Chakroht

Of every 100 households in Chakroht in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chakroht · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**57%

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

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**36%

Use banking services ****73%**

**76%

Television ****52%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**79%

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 Chakroht?

■ Chakroht · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**918

Working population ****36.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 69% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Kotkhai

- Huli175 people
- Charol168 people
- Chonri167 people
- Pujali165 people
- Mandroli163 people
- Didi162 people
- Darkoti161 people
- D.P.F. Chambi Dhar160 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakroht?171202
- How far is Chakroht from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chakroht?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakroht in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakroht?76.4% (Census 2011)