# Chhorab Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Chhorab

Chhorab is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176041**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 97 households**, the 31st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 408people (2011)
- 97households
- 80.4%literacy
- 176041PIN code

## Chhorab PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhorab is 176041.** Chhorab falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176041
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017622

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

## How far is Chhorab from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)1 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 Chhorab?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhota
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chhorab known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulse**. About 46% of the 65 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 Chhorab

Of every 100 households in Chhorab in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chhorab · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**12%

Tap water ****50%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**61%

Use banking services ****68%**

**91%

Television ****69%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Chhorab?

■ Chhorab · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**874

Working population ****56.6%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 53 (23%) · **■** Marginal 178 (77%)

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 Barsar

- Pathliar Uparla421 people
- Chhaproh420 people
- Bahna418 people
- Har413 people
- Sour408 people
- Baroli406 people
- Pathliar405 people
- Nain402 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhorab?176041
- How far is Chhorab from Hamirpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Chhorab?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhorab in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhorab?80.4% (Census 2011)