# Chewa Village, Solan, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Solan, Solan 

# Chewa

Chewa is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173229**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 18 households**, the 165th largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 119people (2011)
- 18households
- 88.9%literacy
- 173229PIN code

## Chewa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chewa is 173229.** Chewa falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173229
- Community development blockSolan
- Census village code021951

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

## How far is Chewa from nearby towns?

- Solan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)8 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)8 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 Chewa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Solan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Chewa known for?

The main crops are **tomato, maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 28 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 Chewa

Of every 100 households in Chewa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Chewa · ■ Solan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**20%

Tap water ****90%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**52%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****90%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****84%**

**76%

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 Chewa?

■ Chewa · ■ Solan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**941

Working population ****53.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.7% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (41%) · **■** Other work 28 (44%) · **■** Marginal 10 (16%)

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 Solan

- Olgi122 people
- Jauna Marar120 people
- Kundla Bhoj Khnog120 people
- Mathia120 people
- Sujni119 people
- Bagar118 people
- Lawi Kalan117 people
- Panu Kathalan117 people

[All 478 villages in Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chewa?173229
- How far is Chewa from Solan?8 km by road
- What is the population of Chewa?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chewa in?Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chewa?88.9% (Census 2011)