# Chalah Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Chalah

Chalah is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 40 households**, the 66th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 179people (2011)
- 40households
- 87.9%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Chalah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalah is 177043.** Chalah falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010744

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

## How far is Chalah from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)12 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 Chalah?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuhna
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuhna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Chalah known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chalah

Of every 100 households in Chalah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalah · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**17%

Tap water ****85%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****78%**

**97%

Television ****75%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chalah?

■ Chalah · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****70.9%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 71% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 31 (24%) · **■** Marginal 88 (69%)

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 Rakkar

- Dodun Rajputan190 people
- Jajar186 people
- Gadot185 people
- Kharoti185 people
- Kurial Khera177 people
- Sarad Lohari Uparli176 people
- Peer174 people
- Sohari173 people

[All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalah?177043
- How far is Chalah from Dharmsala?77 km by road
- What is the population of Chalah?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalah in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalah?87.9% (Census 2011)