# Chah Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Chah

Chah is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176092**. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 33 households**, the 338th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 121people (2011)
- 33households
- 84.2%literacy
- 176092PIN code

## Chah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chah is 176092.** Chah falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176092
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011697

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

## How far is Chah from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)25 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 Chah?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bamial
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gar Jamula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Chah known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 40% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chah

Of every 100 households in Chah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chah · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**45%

Use banking services ****94%**

**96%

Television ****70%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Chah?

■ Chah · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1420**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**912

Working population ****17.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 81.8% for women. 30% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (43%) · **■** Marginal 12 (57%)

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 Palampur

- Lulehr135 people
- Barota129 people
- Thamba-II123 people
- Ropa122 people
- Kosab117 people
- Bhaliar Kar116 people
- Gadiara116 people
- Dadhona113 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chah?176092
- How far is Chah from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Chah?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chah in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chah?84.2% (Census 2011)