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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Chambal

Chambal is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 68 households**, the 48th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 343people (2011)
- 68households
- 84.8%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Chambal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chambal is 171201.** Chambal falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025279

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

## How far is Chambal from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)38 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 Chambal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chambal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sainj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- 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 Chambal known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and barley**. About 19% of the 256 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 Chambal

Of every 100 households in Chambal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chambal · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**47%

Tap water ****96%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**51%

Use banking services ****76%**

**75%

Television ****57%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****28%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chambal?

■ Chambal · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**908

Working population ****74.3%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.5% for women. 76% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 69 (27%)

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

- Nano358 people
- Loli353 people
- Barar352 people
- Shila349 people
- Deothi341 people
- Kiari340 people
- Khalashi339 people
- Tali336 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chambal?171201
- How far is Chambal from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chambal?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chambal in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chambal?84.8% (Census 2011)