# Chelian Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Chelian

Chelian is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 162 households**, the 52nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 654people (2011)
- 162households
- 93.3%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Chelian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chelian is 176215.** Chelian falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009541

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

## How far is Chelian from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)2 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 Chelian?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Dharmshala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Chelian known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 40% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Chelian

Of every 100 households in Chelian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Chelian · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**40%

Use banking services ****93%**

**94%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****55%**

**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 Chelian?

■ Chelian · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**917

Working population ****29.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 91.1% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 192 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Jatehr688 people
- Swala688 people
- Uperli Bhadwal661 people
- Lanjhni657 people
- Meti649 people
- Parol641 people
- Tangroti Khas620 people
- Hodal619 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chelian?176215
- How far is Chelian from Dharmsala?2 km by road
- What is the population of Chelian?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chelian in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chelian?93.3% (Census 2011)