# Changar Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Changar

Changar is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174311**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 101 households**, the 25th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 402people (2011)
- 101households
- 84.4%literacy
- 174311PIN code

## Changar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Changar is 174311.** Changar falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174311
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017640

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

## How far is Changar from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)11 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 Changar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Changar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulehra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, covered wells 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 Changar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 26% of the 110 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 Changar

Of every 100 households in Changar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Changar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**17%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

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

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****90%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Changar?

■ Changar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1561**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1947**

**885

Working population ****17.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (46%) · **■** Other work 23 (32%) · **■** Marginal 16 (22%)

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 Dhatwal

- Samela412 people
- Godee409 people
- Sakroh408 people
- Pairawin405 people
- Samthana Khurd381 people
- Ghulera378 people
- Karnera377 people
- Lakho366 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Changar?174311
- How far is Changar from Hamirpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Changar?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changar in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Changar?84.4% (Census 2011)