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

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Chunja

Chunja is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 64 households**, the 96th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 255people (2011)
- 64households
- 75.2%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Chunja PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023628

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

## How far is Chunja from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)128 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)36 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 Chunja?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Delth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Chunja known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 41% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chunja

Of every 100 households in Chunja in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chunja · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**40%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**43%

Use banking services ****68%**

**90%

Television ****86%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Chunja?

■ Chunja · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1339**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**919

Working population ****64.7%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (16%) · **■** Marginal 99 (60%)

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

- Dharla271 people
- Dhar266 people
- Theda Chikhri263 people
- Kukhi258 people
- Jandind250 people
- Jaghori248 people
- Bajwa238 people
- Nahri221 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chunja?172001
- How far is Chunja from Shimla?128 km by road
- What is the population of Chunja?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chunja in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chunja?75.2% (Census 2011)