Village · Baijnath, Kangra
# Chatar Gahr

Chatar Gahr is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176125. The 2011 Census counted 169 people in 44 households, the 151st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.
- 169 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 82.9% literacy
- 176125 PIN code

## Chatar Gahr PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chatar Gahr is 176125. Chatar Gahr falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176125
- Community development block Baijnath
- Census village code 011933

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chatar Gahr from nearby towns?
- Baijnath (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chatar Gahr?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chatar Gahr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rakar
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baijnath
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saliana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chatar Gahr known for?

About 73% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chatar Gahr

Of every 100 households in Chatar Gahr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chatar Gahr · ■ Baijnath rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 82% 84%
- No toilet (open defecation) 18% 15%
- Tap water 76% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 61%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 50%
- Use banking services 91% 94%
- Television 78% 83%
- Mobile phone 96% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 24% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 7%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chatar Gahr?

■ Chatar Gahr · ■ Baijnath rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.9% 83.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1061 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 904
- Working population 39.6% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 81.9% for women. 40% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 28 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (54%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath
- Karot 175 people
- Duhki 174 people
- Har 170 people
- Jans Pnera 170 people
- Majher 169 people
- Gawal 159 people
- Thehar Buhli 159 people
- Badod 157 people

All 204 villages in Baijnath

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chatar Gahr? 176125
- How far is Chatar Gahr from Dharmsala? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Chatar Gahr? 169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatar Gahr in? Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chatar Gahr? 82.9% (Census 2011)

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