# Chamarkari Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Chamarkari

Chamarkari is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 69 households**, the 196th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 359people (2011)
- 69households
- 84.0%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Chamarkari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamarkari is 176059.** Chamarkari falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011535

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

## How far is Chamarkari from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)26 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)15 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 Chamarkari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chamarkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hanglo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Chamarkari known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 79% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Chamarkari

Of every 100 households in Chamarkari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Chamarkari · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chamarkari?

■ Chamarkari · ■ Palampur rural average

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

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****25.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (21%) · **■** Other work 69 (75%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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

- Seotu Uparla362 people
- Holsu361 people
- Balehr360 people
- Bhuana360 people
- Arth Jhikli358 people
- Rumehr358 people
- Mahlag Buhli357 people
- Khaira Uparla351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamarkari?176059
- How far is Chamarkari from Dharmsala?26 km by road
- What is the population of Chamarkari?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamarkari in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamarkari?84.0% (Census 2011)