# Chalagar Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Chalagar

Chalagar is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177040**. The 2011 Census counted **134 people in 30 households**, the 196th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 134people (2011)
- 30households
- 86.4%literacy
- 177040PIN code

## Chalagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalagar is 177040.** Chalagar falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177040
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016735

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

## How far is Chalagar from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)13 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 Chalagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chalagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rangri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Chalagar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 34% of the 13 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 Chalagar

Of every 100 households in Chalagar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chalagar · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**78%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****90%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Chalagar?

■ Chalagar · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**869

Working population ****80.6%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 81% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (19%) · **■** Marginal 77 (71%)

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 Nadaun

- Buni139 people
- Chhamb139 people
- Dadhwalkar139 people
- Bhagwani138 people
- Jangli134 people
- Kallar133 people
- Amlahru131 people
- Dudhwal131 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalagar?177040
- How far is Chalagar from Hamirpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Chalagar?134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalagar in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalagar?86.4% (Census 2011)