# Sakundi Chimla Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Sakundi Chimla

Sakundi Chimla is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 56 households**, the 68th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 228people (2011)
- 56households
- 97.2%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Sakundi Chimla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakundi Chimla is 172029.** Sakundi Chimla falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023886

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

## How far is Sakundi Chimla from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)92 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)20 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 Sakundi Chimla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sakundi Chimla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 29% of the 96 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 Sakundi Chimla

Of every 100 households in Sakundi Chimla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sakundi Chimla · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**60%

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

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sakundi Chimla?

■ Sakundi Chimla · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**935

Working population ****31.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 95.2% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (22%)

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

- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people
- Ahar234 people
- Jadoon229 people
- Dakolu227 people
- Damaur227 people
- Bhalari222 people
- Khekhar217 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakundi Chimla?172029
- How far is Sakundi Chimla from Shimla?92 km by road
- What is the population of Sakundi Chimla?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakundi Chimla in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakundi Chimla?97.2% (Census 2011)