# Chekul Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chekul

Chekul is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 14 households**, the 152nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 54people (2011)
- 14households
- 84.8%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Chekul PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023834

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

## How far is Chekul 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 Chekul?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chekul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamyala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kagla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Chekul known for?

About 9% of the 101 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 Chekul

Of every 100 households in Chekul in 2011, 91 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chekul · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

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

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**26%

Use banking services ****64%**

**87%

Television ****73%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Chekul?

■ Chekul · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****59.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 85.0% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (41%) · **■** Other work 6 (19%) · **■** Marginal 13 (41%)

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

- Ghughvi62 people
- Ser Dhar60 people
- Manan57 people
- Nahana57 people
- Nanjha54 people
- D.P.F. Nagkelo51 people
- Chamor43 people
- Balinda41 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chekul?172027
- How far is Chekul from Shimla?137 km by road
- What is the population of Chekul?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekul in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chekul?84.8% (Census 2011)