# Chakhotar Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Chakhotar

Chakhotar is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 47 households**, the 90th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 245people (2011)
- 47households
- 62.4%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Chakhotar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakhotar is 176320.** Chakhotar falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007178

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

## How far is Chakhotar from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)68 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)68 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 Chakhotar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mulkihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Chakhotar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 20% of the 215 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 Chakhotar

Of every 100 households in Chakhotar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakhotar · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****11%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****62%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Chakhotar?

■ Chakhotar · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**990

Working population ****66.1%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 47.1% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 122 (75%)

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 Saluni

- Saili253 people
- Lohani250 people
- Jalaut249 people
- Kenthli247 people
- Kund240 people
- Dhanel238 people
- Bandokhi230 people
- Banjwar229 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakhotar?176320
- How far is Chakhotar from Chamba?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chakhotar?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakhotar in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakhotar?62.4% (Census 2011)