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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Kumarka

Kumarka is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 54 households**, the 116th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 289people (2011)
- 54households
- 59.7%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Kumarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kumarka is 176319.** Kumarka falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007038

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

## How far is Kumarka from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)50 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 Kumarka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kumarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kohala
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dughli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kumarka known for?

The main crops are **pulses, rice and maize**. About 20% of the 168 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 Kumarka

Of every 100 households in Kumarka in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kumarka · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****61%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****35%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Kumarka?

■ Kumarka · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**1012

Working population ****76.5%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 42.4% for women. 77% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 200 (90%)

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

- Kalwala299 people
- Hiar297 people
- Langha296 people
- Dughli291 people
- Puktala288 people
- Karmari283 people
- Kalias276 people
- Dehra270 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kumarka?176319
- How far is Kumarka from Chamba?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kumarka?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumarka in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kumarka?59.7% (Census 2011)