# Chahr Khola Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Chahr Khola

Chahr Khola is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176060**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 67 households**, the 256th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 264people (2011)
- 67households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176060PIN code

## Chahr Khola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chahr Khola is 176060.** Chahr Khola falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176060
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011551

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

## How far is Chahr Khola from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)28 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)20 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 Chahr Khola?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chahr Khola known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 26% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Chahr Khola

Of every 100 households in Chahr Khola in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chahr Khola · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****80%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Chahr Khola?

■ Chahr Khola · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**912

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 82.5% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (19%) · **■** Other work 44 (52%) · **■** Marginal 22 (26%)

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

- Kandharal271 people
- Jol270 people
- Kalehr270 people
- Shamlat Deh269 people
- Tanda264 people
- Rarah263 people
- Dehan Khas262 people
- Har Warla260 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chahr Khola?176060
- How far is Chahr Khola from Dharmsala?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chahr Khola?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahr Khola in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chahr Khola?86.1% (Census 2011)
