Village · Theog, Shimla
# Jathai

Jathai is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171209. The 2011 Census counted 227 people in 39 households, the 140th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 227 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 90.5% literacy
- 171209 PIN code

## Jathai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jathai is 171209. Jathai falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171209
- Community development block Theog
- Census village code 025219

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jathai from nearby towns?
- Theog (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Theog (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jathai?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jun. Chiyog
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Jathai known for?

The main crops are chilly and maize. About 33% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jathai

Of every 100 households in Jathai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Jathai · ■ Theog rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 95%
- Toilet within the home 52% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 47%
- Tap water 89% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 91% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 51%
- Use banking services 86% 75%
- Television 68% 67%
- Mobile phone 98% 83%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 8%
- None of these assets 2% 7%
- Own their home 86% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jathai?

■ Jathai · ■ Theog rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.5% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1121 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1455 908
- Working population 66.1% 58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 86.5% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 125 (83%) · ■ Other work 18 (12%) · ■ Marginal 7 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Theog
- Majholi 230 people
- Kalahar 229 people
- Kargoli 229 people
- Tikri 229 people
- Satog 225 people
- Damiana 223 people
- Namana 223 people
- Rail 223 people

All 486 villages in Theog

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jathai? 171209
- How far is Jathai from Shimla? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Jathai? 227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jathai in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jathai? 90.5% (Census 2011)

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