# Chhimkar Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Chhimkar

Chhimkar is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176032**. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 19 households**, the 146th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 95people (2011)
- 19households
- 85.1%literacy
- 176032PIN code

## Chhimkar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176032
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010892

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

## How far is Chhimkar from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)76 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)15 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 Chhimkar?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Majhin
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majhin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ 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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chhimkar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 27% of the 55 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 Chhimkar

Of every 100 households in Chhimkar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhimkar · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**41%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****88%**

**95%

Television ****0%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Chhimkar?

■ Chhimkar · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**899

Working population ****68.4%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.6% for women. 67% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (22%) · **■** Marginal 48 (74%)

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

- Balhri105 people
- Bharari103 people
- Chaloi100 people
- Mahesi97 people
- Lahru95 people
- Sudar Lahr94 people
- Mannu93 people
- Bhadrol92 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhimkar?176032
- How far is Chhimkar from Dharmsala?76 km by road
- What is the population of Chhimkar?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhimkar in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhimkar?85.1% (Census 2011)