# Chalera Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/chalera/ Village · Sihunta, Chamba # Chalera Chalera is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 298 households**, the 3rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,358people (2011) - 298households - 78.3%literacy - 176207PIN code ## Chalera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalera is 176207.** Chalera falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176207 - Community development blockBhattiyat - Census village code007686 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalera from nearby towns? - Sihunta (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chamba (district HQ)97 km by road - Chuari Khas (nearest town)37 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 Chalera? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chalera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Sihunta - ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garnota - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Chalera known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 20% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Chalera Of every 100 households in Chalera in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chalera · ■ Sihunta rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****62%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **55% Tap water ****100%** **98% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **76% Use banking services ****99%** **93% Television ****70%** **65% Mobile phone ****53%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chalera? ■ Chalera · ■ Sihunta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159** **920 Working population ****53.8%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (12%) · **■** Marginal 630 (86%) 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 Sihunta - Hatli1,588 people - Sihunta Jarei1,470 people - Garnota1,304 people - Khanora1,273 people - Jasur1,199 people - Motla1,142 people [All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalera?176207 - How far is Chalera from Chamba?97 km by road - What is the population of Chalera?1,358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalera in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chalera?78.3% (Census 2011)