# Chakhna Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Chakhna

Chakhna is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 47 households**, the 120th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 243people (2011)
- 47households
- 92.5%literacy
- 171226PIN code

## Chakhna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakhna is 171226.** Chakhna falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171226
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025376

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

## How far is Chakhna from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)91 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)58 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 Chakhna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chakhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basadahr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○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 tanks / ponds
- 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 Chakhna known for?

The main crops are **potato and beans**. About 18% of the 178 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 Chakhna

Of every 100 households in Chakhna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakhna · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**47%

Tap water ****30%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****53%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****19%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Chakhna?

■ Chakhna · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**908

Working population ****28.8%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 88.6% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Theog

- Bateora248 people
- Jadeog247 people
- Bal Ghar246 people
- Jais244 people
- Galu Kalan243 people
- Gulu242 people
- Bagoti239 people
- Deothi238 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakhna?171226
- How far is Chakhna from Shimla?91 km by road
- What is the population of Chakhna?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakhna in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakhna?92.5% (Census 2011)