Village · Palampur, Kangra
# Chandropa

Chandropa is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176103. The 2011 Census counted 432 people in 100 households, the 152nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 432 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 176103 PIN code

## Chandropa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chandropa is 176103. Chandropa falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176103
- Community development block Panchrukhi
- Census village code 011804

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

## How far is Chandropa from nearby towns?
- Palampur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chandropa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chandropa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rajpur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Rajpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Saliana
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Chandropa known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 35% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chandropa

Of every 100 households in Chandropa in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chandropa · ■ Palampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 99%
- Toilet within the home 82% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 18% 10%
- Tap water 99% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 85% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 45%
- Use banking services 92% 96%
- Television 82% 87%
- Mobile phone 82% 78%
- Computer with internet 2% 4%
- Two-wheeler 21% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 10%
- None of these assets 5% 5%
- Own their home 92% 91%

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

## What is the population of Chandropa?

■ Chandropa · ■ Palampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1118 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1421 912
- Working population 30.1% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.6% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 98 (75%) · ■ Marginal 30 (23%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur
- Boda Uparla 447 people
- Gawal Tikkar 446 people
- Samrial 439 people
- Bhagotla 435 people
- Kural 431 people
- Sidhpur Sarkari 431 people
- Bharron 428 people
- Tanda Holta 428 people

All 409 villages in Palampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chandropa? 176103
- How far is Chandropa from Dharmsala? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Chandropa? 432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandropa in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandropa? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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