# Chalama Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Chalama

Chalama is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176301**. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 127 households**, the 21st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 518people (2011)
- 127households
- 86.7%literacy
- 176301PIN code

## Chalama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalama is 176301.** Chalama falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176301
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007492

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

## How far is Chalama from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bakloh (nearest town)1 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 Chalama?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chalama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kakira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Chalama known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 32% of the 79 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 Chalama

Of every 100 households in Chalama in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chalama · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**60%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****95%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Chalama?

■ Chalama · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1272**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**902

Working population ****29.5%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 81.3% for women. 35% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (34%) · **■** Marginal 100 (65%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Kahri531 people
- Phogla528 people
- Chalera523 people
- Banni520 people
- Raipur Khas490 people
- Kehlu484 people
- Mihal484 people
- Baloh481 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalama?176301
- How far is Chalama from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chalama?518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalama in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalama?86.7% (Census 2011)