# Chakban Thora Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Chakban Thora

Chakban Thora is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 16 households**, the 313th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 112people (2011)
- 16households
- 55.9%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Chakban Thora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakban Thora is 176202.** Chakban Thora falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008337

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

## How far is Chakban Thora from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)9 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 Chakban Thora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chakban Thora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Basa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Chakban Thora known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 5% of the 171 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 Chakban Thora

Of every 100 households in Chakban Thora in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakban Thora · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**57%

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

**34%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****77%**

**94%

Television ****15%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****69%**

**10%

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 Chakban Thora?

■ Chakban Thora · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**826

Working population ****56.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 51.1% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (19%) · **■** Other work 11 (17%) · **■** Marginal 40 (63%)

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 Nurpur

- Haral Jhikli119 people
- Marg119 people
- Damin117 people
- Taleh114 people
- Tarhar111 people
- Basa Samletian106 people
- Chho106 people
- Phangota106 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakban Thora?176202
- How far is Chakban Thora from Dharmsala?77 km by road
- What is the population of Chakban Thora?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakban Thora in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakban Thora?55.9% (Census 2011)