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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Chila

Chila is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 31 households**, the 270th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 110people (2011)
- 31households
- 77.7%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Chila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chila is 171220.** Chila falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025328

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

## How far is Chila from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)83 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)47 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 Chila?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deothi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Chila known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and maize**. About 24% of the 112 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 Chila

Of every 100 households in Chila in 2011, 88 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Chila · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**47%

Tap water ****82%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**51%

Use banking services ****64%**

**75%

Television ****48%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chila?

■ Chila · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**908

Working population ****78.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 82% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (83%) · **■** Household industry 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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

- Lanu114 people
- Bhagever113 people
- Jarashi Khanali112 people
- Ragsa112 people
- Thanda110 people
- Up Muhal Thana Dhar110 people
- Jangal Chadaha108 people
- Up Muhal Bhadaina108 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chila?171220
- How far is Chila from Shimla?83 km by road
- What is the population of Chila?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chila in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chila?77.7% (Census 2011)