# Chakban Lanj Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Chakban Lanj

Chakban Lanj is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176026**. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 38 households**, the 33rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 190people (2011)
- 38households
- 68.6%literacy
- 176026PIN code

## Chakban Lanj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakban Lanj is 176026.** Chakban Lanj falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176026
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code009316

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

## How far is Chakban Lanj from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)37 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 Chakban Lanj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chakban Lanj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Chakban Lanj known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 2% of the 1,116 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 Chakban Lanj

Of every 100 households in Chakban Lanj in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chakban Lanj · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**56%

Tap water ****60%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**51%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****82%**

**94%

Television ****58%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chakban Lanj?

■ Chakban Lanj · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**853

Working population ****58.9%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 55.8% for women. 48% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 46 (41%) · **■** Marginal 66 (59%)

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 Harchakian

- Jol218 people
- Jhajhroli204 people
- Chhamb202 people
- Jagain201 people
- Seog184 people
- Bhandrela174 people
- Gujrera167 people
- Samleta161 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakban Lanj?176026
- How far is Chakban Lanj from Dharmsala?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chakban Lanj?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakban Lanj in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakban Lanj?68.6% (Census 2011)