Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Chho

Chho is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176211. The 2011 Census counted 106 people in 27 households, the 316th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 106 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 90.6% literacy
- 176211 PIN code

## Chho PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chho is 176211. Chho falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176211
- Community development block Nurpur
- Census village code 008279

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chho from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chho?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sadwan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jasur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ 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 Chho known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 50% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chho

Of every 100 households in Chho in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chho · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 15% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 51%
- Tap water 96% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 93% 79%
- Mobile phone 93% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chho?

■ Chho · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.6% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 429 826
- Working population 42.5% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 82.6% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (9%) · ■ Marginal 41 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Taleh 114 people
- Chakban Thora 112 people
- Tarhar 111 people
- Basa Samletian 106 people
- Phangota 106 people
- Saprola 106 people
- Malahar 101 people
- Jangal Thapkaur 100 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chho? 176211
- How far is Chho from Dharmsala? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Chho? 106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chho in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chho? 90.6% (Census 2011)

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