# Chhatrel Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Chhatrel

Chhatrel is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 107 households**, the 9th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 560people (2011)
- 107households
- 61.2%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Chhatrel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhatrel is 176312.** Chhatrel falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007344

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

## How far is Chhatrel from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)48 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 Chhatrel?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chhatrel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Telka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chhatrel known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 27% of the 197 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 Chhatrel

Of every 100 households in Chhatrel in 2011, 95 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chhatrel · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**60%

Tap water ****92%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****56%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

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 Chhatrel?

■ Chhatrel · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**965

Working population ****50.4%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 46.8% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 253 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%)

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 Bhalai

- Drekri677 people
- Tikar631 people
- Dughar608 people
- Brangal599 people
- Jhaura538 people
- Chhudra528 people
- Baggi523 people
- Sapan515 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhatrel?176312
- How far is Chhatrel from Chamba?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chhatrel?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatrel in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatrel?61.2% (Census 2011)