Village · Rampur, Shimla # Fancha Fancha is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172101. The 2011 Census counted 318 people in 69 households, the 81st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 318 people (2011) - 69 households - 76.5% literacy - 172101 PIN code ## Fancha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Fancha is 172101. Fancha falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172101 - Community development block Rampur - Census village code 023504 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Fancha from nearby towns? - Rampur (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 176 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Fancha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Fancha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ganwi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Fancha known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 7% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Fancha Of every 100 households in Fancha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Fancha · ■ Rampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 96% - Toilet within the home 78% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 40% - Tap water 96% 94% - Drinking water within premises 6% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 52% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 43% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 63% 68% - Mobile phone 71% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 7% - None of these assets 16% 9% - Own their home 96% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Fancha? ■ Fancha · ■ Rampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1182 919 - Working population 51.3% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 69.8% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (11%) · ■ Marginal 143 (88%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rampur - Runpu 338 people - Radoli Sharnali 331 people - Shahdhar 330 people - Thala 323 people - Phunja 318 people - Kurnu 316 people - Basari 304 people - Ratanpur 299 people All 220 villages in Rampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Fancha? 172101 - How far is Fancha from Shimla? 176 km by road - What is the population of Fancha? 318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Fancha in? Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Fancha? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/fancha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.