Village · Palampur, Kangra # Chimbal Har Chimbal Har is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176061. The 2011 Census counted 536 people in 122 households, the 113th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 536 people (2011) - 122 households - 87.5% literacy - 176061 PIN code ## Chimbal Har PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chimbal Har is 176061. Chimbal Har falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176061 - Community development block Bhawarna - Census village code 011573 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chimbal Har from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 30 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chimbal Har? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chimbal Har; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 · Differpat - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Chimbal Har known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 56% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chimbal Har Of every 100 households in Chimbal Har in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Chimbal Har · ■ Palampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 99% - Toilet within the home 67% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 10% - Tap water 96% 95% - Drinking water within premises 79% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 53% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 20% 45% - Use banking services 98% 96% - Television 88% 87% - Mobile phone 92% 78% - Computer with internet 11% 4% - Two-wheeler 37% 24% - Car / jeep / van 21% 10% - None of these assets 3% 5% - Own their home 91% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chimbal Har? ■ Chimbal Har · ■ Palampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.5% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 912 - Working population 60.8% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.7% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 108 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 77 (24%) · ■ Marginal 136 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palampur - Tatehl 545 people - Chauthi Band 541 people - Parnoh 539 people - Baskehr 536 people - Sutrehr 535 people - Raipur Khas 533 people - Khatehr 521 people - Rachhiara 519 people All 409 villages in Palampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chimbal Har? 176061 - How far is Chimbal Har from Dharmsala? 30 km by road - What is the population of Chimbal Har? 536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chimbal Har in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chimbal Har? 87.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/chimbal-har/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.