# Chhatar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Chhatar

Chhatar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 144 households**, the 100th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 589people (2011)
- 144households
- 84.4%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Chhatar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhatar is 176103.** Chhatar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011789

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

## How far is Chhatar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)48 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)13 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 Chhatar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 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 Chhatar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 74% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Chhatar

Of every 100 households in Chhatar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chhatar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Chhatar?

■ Chhatar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**912

Working population ****22.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 35% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (40%) · **■** Marginal 79 (59%)

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

- Tara606 people
- Saralu603 people
- Salan602 people
- Sungal599 people
- Ram Nagar577 people
- Bharehr567 people
- Kathiara565 people
- Latwala564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhatar?176103
- How far is Chhatar from Dharmsala?48 km by road
- What is the population of Chhatar?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatar?84.4% (Census 2011)