# Chhakmoh Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Chhakmoh

Chhakmoh is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **2,045 people in 462 households**, the 1st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 2,045people (2011)
- 462households
- 88.9%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Chhakmoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhakmoh is 176040.** Chhakmoh falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017674

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

## How far is Chhakmoh from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)6 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 Chhakmoh?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Chhakmoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chhakmoh known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 29% of the 906 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 Chhakmoh

Of every 100 households in Chhakmoh in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chhakmoh · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**17%

Tap water ****87%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**77%

Use banking services ****89%**

**90%

Television ****84%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chhakmoh?

■ Chhakmoh · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**885

Working population ****43.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 83.6% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 472 (54%) · **■** Marginal 54 (6%)

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

- Bijhri1,855 people
- Jajri1,809 people
- Maharal1,518 people
- Samthana Kalan1,168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhakmoh?176040
- How far is Chhakmoh from Hamirpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chhakmoh?2,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhakmoh in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhakmoh?88.9% (Census 2011)
