# Chamba Khas Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Chamba Khas

Chamba Khas is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177743**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 58 households**, the 43rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 249people (2011)
- 58households
- 86.9%literacy
- 177743PIN code

## Chamba Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamba Khas is 177743.** Chamba Khas falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177743
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010709

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

## How far is Chamba Khas from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)18 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 Chamba Khas?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chamba Khas; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Chamba Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 27% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Chamba Khas

Of every 100 households in Chamba Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chamba Khas · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**74%

Use banking services ****93%**

**97%

Television ****81%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chamba Khas?

■ Chamba Khas · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**930

Working population ****85.1%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 83.2% for women. 80% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (18%) · **■** Marginal 125 (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 Rakkar

- Kathiara286 people
- Pathiar286 people
- Baslag283 people
- Bharanta Buhla272 people
- Mandlian247 people
- Sehri247 people
- Nahan245 people
- Chaplah Jhikla242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamba Khas?177743
- How far is Chamba Khas from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chamba Khas?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamba Khas in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamba Khas?86.9% (Census 2011)