# Chopala Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chopala

Chopala is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 26 households**, the 116th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 127people (2011)
- 26households
- 72.5%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Chopala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chopala is 171212.** Chopala falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023836

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

## How far is Chopala from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)52 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 Chopala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chopala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Chopala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 26% of the 90 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 Chopala

Of every 100 households in Chopala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chopala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**26%

Use banking services ****73%**

**87%

Television ****62%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chopala?

■ Chopala · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1268**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**935

Working population ****63.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (40%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%) · **■** Marginal 41 (51%)

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

- Thanu140 people
- Hathiya137 people
- Batara136 people
- Jangal Jogsha129 people
- Luan124 people
- Thah123 people
- Barubagh122 people
- Saroga122 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chopala?171212
- How far is Chopala from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Chopala?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chopala in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chopala?72.5% (Census 2011)