# Chajol Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chajol

Chajol is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171236**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 35 households**, the 92nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 174people (2011)
- 35households
- 79.9%literacy
- 171236PIN code

## Chajol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chajol is 171236.** Chajol falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171236
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023951

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

## How far is Chajol from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)62 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 Chajol?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chajol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kangal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- 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 Chajol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 26% of the 84 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 Chajol

Of every 100 households in Chajol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chajol · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**26%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****49%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Chajol?

■ Chajol · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**935

Working population ****56.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 50% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 59 (60%)

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 Kumharsain

- Rewali181 people
- Lauga179 people
- Parashan179 people
- Sainj Paranu176 people
- Khatkar170 people
- Deoridhar169 people
- Pharnal169 people
- Khuhan167 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chajol?171236
- How far is Chajol from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Chajol?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chajol in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chajol?79.9% (Census 2011)