# Chamiara Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Chamiara

Chamiara is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176217**. The 2011 Census counted **189 people in 32 households**, the 127th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 189people (2011)
- 32households
- 70.9%literacy
- 176217PIN code

## Chamiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamiara is 176217.** Chamiara falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176217
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009491

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

## How far is Chamiara from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)22 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 Chamiara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chamiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kareri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chamiara known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 7% of the 245 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 Chamiara

Of every 100 households in Chamiara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamiara · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**56%

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

**58%

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

**40%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****66%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**21%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Chamiara?

■ Chamiara · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1172**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1818**

**917

Working population ****37.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (46%) · **■** Other work 36 (51%) · **■** 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 Dharmsala

- Kand226 people
- Sail210 people
- Chhatair198 people
- Kardiana197 people
- Pat185 people
- Nauhali184 people
- Kotla182 people
- Chhatair169 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamiara?176217
- How far is Chamiara from Dharmsala?22 km by road
- What is the population of Chamiara?189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamiara in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamiara?70.9% (Census 2011)