# Chandrahan Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Chandrahan

Chandrahan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 30 households**, the 281st largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 150people (2011)
- 30households
- 84.0%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Chandrahan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008359

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

## How far is Chandrahan from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nurpur (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 Chandrahan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Branda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chandrahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 43% of the 49 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 Chandrahan

Of every 100 households in Chandrahan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandrahan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**65%

Use banking services ****90%**

**94%

Television ****60%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Chandrahan?

■ Chandrahan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**826

Working population ****28.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 82.1% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (30%) · **■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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

- Gamel153 people
- Mehlri153 people
- Simbli152 people
- Baldun151 people
- Haral Upperli148 people
- Ghura146 people
- Lakhnat146 people
- Khalun144 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandrahan?176202
- How far is Chandrahan from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrahan?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrahan in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrahan?84.0% (Census 2011)