Pekha (79), Chauhara

Pekha (79) is a village located in the Chirgaon Tehsil of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. The village falls in Chauhara block and comes under Pekha (BP) Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Shimla parliament constituency and Rohru assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Pekha (79) is 584 out of which 320 are males and rest 264 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 825 females per 1000 males. There are around 64 teenagers in Pekha (79). It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 368 persons can read and write. Total 215 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 103 households in Pekha (79), which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 325. The pincode of Pekha (79) is 171208 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chirgaon SO Shimla
• Gaonsari Branch Post office
• Chilala Branch Post office
• Kanthli Branch Post office
• Khabal Branch Post office

Schools

Pekha (79) has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Pubber Publ. School Chirgaun
• Sarsawati Vidy Mandir Chirgaon
• Shivalic Pub. School Chirgaun
• Govt. Senior Secondary School Chirgaon (B)
• Ridge International Pub School Chirgaon

Hospitals

Pekha (79) has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Diswani Sub-Center
• Masli Sub-Center
• Kharshali Sub-Center
• Kulgaon Sub-Center
• Dagoli Sub-Center

Banks

Pekha (79) has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• HDFC Bank Chirgaon
• Punjab National Bank Chirgaon
• State Bank of India Chirgaon
• UCO Bank Chirgaon
• UCO Bank Dhamwari