# Kaphla Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kaphla

Kaphla is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 87 households**, the 26th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 416people (2011)
- 87households
- 77.4%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Kaphla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaphla is 176306.** Kaphla falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007442

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

## How far is Kaphla from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)14 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 Kaphla?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kaphla known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 38% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kaphla

Of every 100 households in Kaphla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kaphla · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**36%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**63%

Use banking services ****84%**

**89%

Television ****68%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****21%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**85%

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 Kaphla?

■ Kaphla · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**937

Working population ****53.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 47 (21%) · **■** Marginal 177 (79%)

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 Dalhousie

- Kakiana435 people
- Padhrotu426 people
- Darota425 people
- Belli422 people
- Ruliani413 people
- Gandhiar408 people
- Kasba Banikhet398 people
- Tappar358 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaphla?176306
- How far is Kaphla from Chamba?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kaphla?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaphla in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaphla?77.4% (Census 2011)