# Chamyala Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chamyala

Chamyala is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 24 households**, the 130th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 102people (2011)
- 24households
- 80.4%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Chamyala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamyala is 172027.** Chamyala falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023841

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

## How far is Chamyala from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)137 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)49 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 Chamyala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chamyala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kagal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 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 Chamyala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 32% of the 64 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 Chamyala

Of every 100 households in Chamyala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chamyala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**26%

Use banking services ****56%**

**87%

Television ****52%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chamyala?

■ Chamyala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****111**

**935

Working population ****55.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 25 (44%)

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

- Banot108 people
- Bhuth107 people
- Ganeog107 people
- Bagthal103 people
- Ropa101 people
- Halyana98 people
- Jhunjan94 people
- Dheongli93 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamyala?172027
- How far is Chamyala from Shimla?137 km by road
- What is the population of Chamyala?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamyala in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamyala?80.4% (Census 2011)