Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur
# Chiyan Piplat

Chiyan Piplat is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173022. The 2011 Census counted 261 people in 39 households, the 40th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 261 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 67.4% literacy
- 173022 PIN code

## Chiyan Piplat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chiyan Piplat is 173022. Chiyan Piplat falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173022
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023394

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

## How far is Chiyan Piplat from nearby towns?
- Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 95 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chiyan Piplat?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chiyan Piplat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chadani
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Chiyan Piplat known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 42% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chiyan Piplat

Of every 100 households in Chiyan Piplat in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiyan Piplat · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 92%
- Toilet within the home 16% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 62%
- Tap water 97% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 97% 74%
- Television 16% 51%
- Mobile phone 35% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 49% 22%
- Own their home 100% 90%

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

## What is the population of Chiyan Piplat?

■ Chiyan Piplat · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 921
- Working population 58.6% 51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 93 (61%) · ■ Other work 9 (6%) · ■ Marginal 51 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau
- Sadiyar 339 people
- Kotga Kandon 333 people
- Sathaur 282 people
- Poka 280 people
- Gabar 206 people
- Ambaun 184 people
- Nao Barwa 180 people
- Jandniyan 108 people

All 45 villages in Kamrau

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chiyan Piplat? 173022
- How far is Chiyan Piplat from Nahan? 95 km by road
- What is the population of Chiyan Piplat? 261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiyan Piplat in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiyan Piplat? 67.4% (Census 2011)

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