# Chhahbah Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Chhahbah

Chhahbah is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 82 households**, the 88th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 361people (2011)
- 82households
- 83.3%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Chhahbah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhahbah is 176125.** Chhahbah falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011929

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

## How far is Chhahbah from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)20 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 Chhahbah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rakar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Chhahbah known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 68% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhahbah

Of every 100 households in Chhahbah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chhahbah · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**15%

Tap water ****96%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**50%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****94%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chhahbah?

■ Chhahbah · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1201**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**904

Working population ****36.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.6% for women. 36% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 59 (45%) · **■** Marginal 32 (25%)

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 Baijnath

- Bakar382 people
- Gandhi Gram Buhla380 people
- Ghorpith376 people
- Thara367 people
- Bhirdi358 people
- Nagehr Uparli351 people
- Bandian349 people
- Khuh334 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhahbah?176125
- How far is Chhahbah from Dharmsala?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chhahbah?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhahbah in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhahbah?83.3% (Census 2011)
