Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Kir Chamba Kir Chamba is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176047. The 2011 Census counted 674 people in 154 households, the 37th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 674 people (2011) - 154 households - 85.5% literacy - 176047 PIN code ## Kir Chamba PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kir Chamba is 176047. Kir Chamba falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176047 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009976 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kir Chamba from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 25 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kir Chamba? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kir Chamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dharmshala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Kir Chamba known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 69% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kir Chamba Of every 100 households in Kir Chamba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kir Chamba · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 90% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 33% - Tap water 99% 88% - Drinking water within premises 73% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 45% - Use banking services 95% 97% - Television 80% 81% - Mobile phone 65% 67% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 22% 18% - Car / jeep / van 4% 5% - None of these assets 8% 8% - Own their home 90% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kir Chamba? ■ Kir Chamba · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1353 926 - Working population 32.3% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 140 (64%) · ■ Marginal 75 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Palli 723 people - Samloti 702 people - Matehr 699 people - Naugaza 695 people - Rin 672 people - Uprehr 668 people - Kathwari 635 people - Lahar 634 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kir Chamba? 176047 - How far is Kir Chamba from Dharmsala? 25 km by road - What is the population of Kir Chamba? 674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kir Chamba in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kir Chamba? 85.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/kir-chamba/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.