# Chandpur Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/chandpur/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Chandpur Chandpur is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 103 households**, the 125th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 493people (2011) - 103households - 87.3%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Chandpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandpur is 176061.** Chandpur falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011840 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandpur from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)44 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)4 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 Chandpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palampur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palampur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Chandpur known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 44% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chandpur Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Chandpur · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****89%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **45% Use banking services ****100%** **96% Television ****100%** **87% Mobile phone ****92%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **4% Two-wheeler ****34%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **10% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chandpur? ■ Chandpur · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639** **912 Working population ****28.2%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.2% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Panapari Khas501 people - Chaudrehr500 people - Gadiara500 people - Kailashpur497 people - Lambapat492 people - Balu491 people - Dhanota488 people - Lachhun486 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandpur?176061 - How far is Chandpur from Dharmsala?44 km by road - What is the population of Chandpur?493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandpur in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?87.3% (Census 2011)