# Chewar Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Chewar

Chewar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 31 households**, the 104th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 146people (2011)
- 31households
- 80.2%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Chewar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026338

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

## How far is Chewar from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 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 Chewar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chewar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garabara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Chewar known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and maize**. About 34% of the 75 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 Chewar

Of every 100 households in Chewar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Chewar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**42%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**36%

Use banking services ****60%**

**76%

Television ****53%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**18%

None of these assets ****17%**

**6%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 Chewar?

■ Chewar · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**918

Working population ****78.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 83% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (15%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Kotkhai

- Roni152 people
- Chamera151 people
- Dhali150 people
- Reot148 people
- Shewala146 people
- Up Muhal Bari142 people
- Shahun141 people
- Tharmla141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chewar?171202
- How far is Chewar from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Chewar?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chewar in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chewar?80.2% (Census 2011)