# Chhanjiar Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Chhanjiar

Chhanjiar is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174029**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 71 households**, the 94th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 302people (2011)
- 71households
- 93.2%literacy
- 174029PIN code

## Chhanjiar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhanjiar is 174029.** Chhanjiar falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174029
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018978

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

## How far is Chhanjiar from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)14 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 Chhanjiar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kathalag
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Chhanjiar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 42% of the 67 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 Chhanjiar

Of every 100 households in Chhanjiar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhanjiar · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**20%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**90%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chhanjiar?

■ Chhanjiar · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**873

Working population ****56.0%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 88.6% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (25%) · **■** Marginal 125 (74%)

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

- Siyotha313 people
- Baloh310 people
- Gatol304 people
- Matwana303 people
- Awari Khalihn300 people
- Bhager294 people
- Dharat294 people
- Loharra287 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhanjiar?174029
- How far is Chhanjiar from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Chhanjiar?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhanjiar in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhanjiar?93.2% (Census 2011)