# Chhawani Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Chhawani

Chhawani is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172617**. The 2011 Census counted **1,600 people in 356 households**, the 9th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 1,600people (2011)
- 356households
- 97.4%literacy
- 172617PIN code

## Chhawani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhawani is 172617.** Chhawani falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172617
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009503

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

## How far is Chhawani from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (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 Chhawani?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chhawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chhawani

Of every 100 households in Chhawani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Chhawani · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**29%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****100%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****8%**

**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 Chhawani?

■ Chhawani · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****382**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**917

Working population ****61.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 94.7% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 792 (81%) · **■** Marginal 148 (15%)

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

- Uprer1,893 people
- Sidhbari1,712 people
- Thehr1,641 people
- Bagli1,604 people
- Sokani Da Kot1,576 people
- Padar1,556 people
- Panjlehr1,532 people
- Baghni1,514 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhawani?172617
- How far is Chhawani from Dharmsala?8 km by road
- What is the population of Chhawani?1,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhawani in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhawani?97.4% (Census 2011)