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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Chamba

Chamba is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 28 households**, the 86th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 115people (2011)
- 28households
- 87.6%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Chamba PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010710

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

## How far is Chamba from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamba Khas
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Chamba known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 29% of the 43 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 Chamba

Of every 100 households in Chamba in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chamba · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**85%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****53%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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?

■ Chamba · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**930

Working population ****87.8%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 88% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 87 (86%)

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

- Sarad Mangli131 people
- Khal129 people
- Dodun Brahmna122 people
- Aloh Parla118 people
- Sai109 people
- Basaila101 people
- Riana Palatiyan100 people
- Rajiana Mishran88 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamba?177043
- How far is Chamba from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chamba?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamba in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamba?87.6% (Census 2011)