# Chhapa Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chhapa

Chhapa is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 195 households**, the 6th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 195households
- 59.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Chhapa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhapa is 176316.** Chhapa falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006939

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

## How far is Chhapa from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)76 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)76 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 Chhapa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chhapa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 23% of the 302 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 Chhapa

Of every 100 households in Chhapa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhapa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****47%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Chhapa?

■ Chhapa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**1012

Working population ****58.0%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (19%) · **■** Marginal 459 (77%)

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 Chaurah

- Sanwal1,300 people
- Suala1,277 people
- Tikarigarh1,235 people
- Bharara1,208 people
- Junas1,018 people
- Garhphari1,013 people
- Dob Dikriund1,011 people
- Dehgran1,003 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhapa?176316
- How far is Chhapa from Chamba?76 km by road
- What is the population of Chhapa?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhapa in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhapa?59.1% (Census 2011)