# Jhijnu Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Jhijnu

Jhijnu is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 32 households**, the 65th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 139people (2011)
- 32households
- 79.1%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Jhijnu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhijnu is 172001.** Jhijnu falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023716

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

## How far is Jhijnu from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)28 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 Jhijnu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhijnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chakti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Jhijnu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 63% of the 41 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 Jhijnu

Of every 100 households in Jhijnu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhijnu · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**36%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****84%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Jhijnu?

■ Jhijnu · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****111**

**959

Working population ****74.8%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 67% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 94 (90%)

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 Nankhari

- D.P.F. Punan147 people
- Khamnana142 people
- D.P.F. Bhadral140 people
- Klanthi140 people
- Dhansha138 people
- Khamoti136 people
- Khalet131 people
- Phaula122 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhijnu?172001
- How far is Jhijnu from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Jhijnu?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhijnu in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhijnu?79.1% (Census 2011)