# Khander Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Khander

Khander is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 54 households**, the 103rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 339people (2011)
- 54households
- 51.9%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Khander PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khander is 176321.** Khander falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007067

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

## How far is Khander from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)74 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)74 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 Khander?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khander; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baghai Garh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Khander known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and wheat**. About 12% of the 144 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 Khander

Of every 100 households in Khander in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khander · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****33%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khander?

■ Khander · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**1012

Working population ****52.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 42.7% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (12%) · **■** Marginal 157 (88%)

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

- Juri362 people
- Sau362 people
- Kunda361 people
- Bihun355 people
- Baghai Garh326 people
- Sai Kothi325 people
- Maihla324 people
- Chalai321 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khander?176321
- How far is Khander from Chamba?74 km by road
- What is the population of Khander?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khander in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khander?51.9% (Census 2011)