Village · Chaurah, Chamba
# Chachoga

Chachoga is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176321. The 2011 Census counted 426 people in 82 households, the 88th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.
- 426 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 74.2% literacy
- 176321 PIN code

## Chachoga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chachoga is 176321. Chachoga falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176321
- Community development block Tisa
- Census village code 007068

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chachoga from nearby towns?
- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town) 73 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chachoga?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chachoga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tikrigarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tisa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chachoga known for?

The main crops are pulses, maize and rice. About 22% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chachoga

Of every 100 households in Chachoga in 2011, 98 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chachoga · ■ Chaurah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 39% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 68%
- Tap water 99% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 90%
- Television 49% 42%
- Mobile phone 52% 58%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 28%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chachoga?

■ Chachoga · ■ Chaurah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 60.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1048 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 1012
- Working population 50.2% 55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 64.7% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 33 (15%) · ■ Marginal 181 (85%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chaurah
- Airias 435 people
- Kella 430 people
- Saprot 429 people
- Bhauga 428 people
- Shohi 422 people
- Paraba 421 people
- Choli 419 people
- Silon 416 people

All 312 villages in Chaurah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chachoga? 176321
- How far is Chachoga from Chamba? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Chachoga? 426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chachoga in? Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chachoga? 74.2% (Census 2011)

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