# Chharar Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Chharar

Chharar is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176032**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 17 households**, the 136th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 109people (2011)
- 17households
- 78.6%literacy
- 176032PIN code

## Chharar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chharar is 176032.** Chharar falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176032
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010881

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

## How far is Chharar from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)82 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)17 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 Chharar?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majhin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bharoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chharar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 24% of the 45 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 Chharar

Of every 100 households in Chharar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chharar · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**57%

Tap water ****76%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****53%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**7%

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 Chharar?

■ Chharar · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****787**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**899

Working population ****87.2%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 90% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 73 (77%)

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 Khundian

- Buli114 people
- Chaunki114 people
- Bangal110 people
- Jamuli110 people
- Makar109 people
- Bharoli107 people
- Khalag107 people
- Rakehr107 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chharar?176032
- How far is Chharar from Dharmsala?82 km by road
- What is the population of Chharar?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharar in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chharar?78.6% (Census 2011)