# Chhamb Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Chhamb

Chhamb is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177046**. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 31 households**, the 193rd largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 139people (2011)
- 31households
- 91.3%literacy
- 177046PIN code

## Chhamb PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhamb is 177046.** Chhamb falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177046
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016682

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

## How far is Chhamb from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)8 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 Chhamb?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chhamb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sudhial
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaler
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chhamb known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 58% of the 12 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 Chhamb

Of every 100 households in Chhamb in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhamb · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****71%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chhamb?

■ Chhamb · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**869

Working population ****56.1%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 85.2% for women. 49% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Andara142 people
- Jhamer140 people
- Thunial140 people
- Buni139 people
- Dadhwalkar139 people
- Bhagwani138 people
- Chalagar134 people
- Jangli134 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhamb?177046
- How far is Chhamb from Hamirpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Chhamb?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhamb in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhamb?91.3% (Census 2011)