# Chhajwala Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Chhajwala

Chhajwala is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 47 households**, the 132nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 217people (2011)
- 47households
- 83.4%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Chhajwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhajwala is 174026.** Chhajwala falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019121

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

## How far is Chhajwala from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)20 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 Chhajwala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajwala; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Chhajwala known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 41% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhajwala

Of every 100 households in Chhajwala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhajwala · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**20%

Tap water ****72%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**90%

Television ****83%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chhajwala?

■ Chhajwala · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**873

Working population ****32.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 45 (63%) · **■** Other work 26 (37%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Sindhar221 people
- Kalri220 people
- Baloh218 people
- Maiharan218 people
- Bhagot216 people
- Sarti215 people
- Manjiasu210 people
- Jandehr209 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhajwala?174026
- How far is Chhajwala from Bilaspur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chhajwala?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajwala in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajwala?83.4% (Census 2011)