# Chharal Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Chharal

Chharal is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 64 households**, the 104th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 277people (2011)
- 64households
- 88.0%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Chharal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018925

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

## How far is Chharal from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)16 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 Chharal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chharal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chharal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 51% of the 51 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 Chharal

Of every 100 households in Chharal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chharal · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**79%

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

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**56%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****59%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Chharal?

■ Chharal · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**873

Working population ****51.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 84.6% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (32%) · **■** Other work 35 (24%) · **■** Marginal 62 (43%)

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

- Badhu285 people
- Nalti285 people
- Lurhani283 people
- Dhar Bara282 people
- Kalar277 people
- Awdhanni262 people
- Dari260 people
- Rachhehra257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chharal?174026
- How far is Chharal from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Chharal?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharal in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chharal?88.0% (Census 2011)