Village · Jawali, Kangra # Chakban Chakban is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176205. The 2011 Census counted 15 people in 3 households, the 195th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 15 people (2011) - 3 households - 69.2% literacy - 176205 PIN code ## Chakban PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chakban is 176205. Chakban falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176205 - Community development block Fatehpur - Census village code 009066 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chakban from nearby towns? - Jawali (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 84 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chakban? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Chakban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Phiral - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raja Ka Talab - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dehri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jachh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chakban known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. About 1% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chakban Of every 100 households in Chakban in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakban · ■ Jawali rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 100% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 51% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 100% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 66% - Use banking services 100% 96% - Television 100% 79% - Mobile phone 67% 75% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 67% 21% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 0% 8% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chakban? ■ Chakban · ■ Jawali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.2% 86.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 1013 - Working population 60.0% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 75% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (67%) · ■ Other work 2 (22%) · ■ Marginal 1 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawali - Dunihar 32 people - Ser 28 people - Bhalowa 26 people - Reserve Jangal Bar 16 people All 213 villages in Jawali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakban? 176205 - How far is Chakban from Dharmsala? 84 km by road - What is the population of Chakban? 15 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakban in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chakban? 69.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/chakban-009066/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.