# Checher Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawali, Kangra 

# Checher

Checher is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176205**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 112 households**, the 67th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 522people (2011)
- 112households
- 84.9%literacy
- 176205PIN code

## Checher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Checher is 176205.** Checher falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176205
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code009235

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

## How far is Checher from nearby towns?

- Jawali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)30 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 Checher?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bohrka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Checher known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 23% of the 124 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 Checher

Of every 100 households in Checher in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Checher · ■ Jawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**51%

Tap water ****18%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**66%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****88%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Checher?

■ Checher · ■ Jawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**819

Working population ****49.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 78.8% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (22%) · **■** Marginal 185 (72%)

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 Jawali

- Dehri564 people
- Duhngi547 people
- Batuhi537 people
- Solda527 people
- Dhar518 people
- Bhalad516 people
- Jaisar508 people
- Padar508 people

[All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Checher?176205
- How far is Checher from Dharmsala?30 km by road
- What is the population of Checher?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Checher in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Checher?84.9% (Census 2011)