# Chhont Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Chhont

Chhont is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 74 households**, the 16th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 387people (2011)
- 74households
- 82.2%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Chhont PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhont is 176031.** Chhont falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010850

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

## How far is Chhont from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)14 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 Chhont?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khundian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Chhont known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhont

Of every 100 households in Chhont in 2011, 99 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhont · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**57%

Tap water ****84%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**83%

Use banking services ****80%**

**95%

Television ****62%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Chhont?

■ Chhont · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**899

Working population ****69.0%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (24%) · **■** Marginal 50 (19%)

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

- Thalakan423 people
- Sarab Nati409 people
- Pukhru407 people
- Nahli396 people
- Sihoti387 people
- Bagi385 people
- Ambara 785)378 people
- Surani349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhont?176031
- How far is Chhont from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Chhont?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhont in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhont?82.2% (Census 2011)