# Chauka Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Chauka

Chauka is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172022**. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 24 households**, the 126th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 114people (2011)
- 24households
- 81.4%literacy
- 172022PIN code

## Chauka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauka is 172022.** Chauka falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172022
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023646

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

## How far is Chauka from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)145 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)35 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 Chauka?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Taklech
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 and untreated 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 Chauka known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 6% of the 107 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 Chauka

Of every 100 households in Chauka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chauka · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**40%

Tap water ****88%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**43%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****76%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**79%

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 Chauka?

■ Chauka · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**919

Working population ****64.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 67.4% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 69 (93%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%)

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 Rampur

- Kandi129 people
- Barkal128 people
- Kuni124 people
- Damrali116 people
- Koshgar114 people
- Kandhri113 people
- Nala Khobar109 people
- Thanadhar107 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauka?172022
- How far is Chauka from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Chauka?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauka in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauka?81.4% (Census 2011)