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

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Village · Thural, Kangra 

# Chalah

Chalah is a village in Thural sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176107**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 43 households**, the 47th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 207people (2011)
- 43households
- 78.5%literacy
- 176107PIN code

## Chalah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalah is 176107.** Chalah falls in Thural sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176107
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011086

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?

- Thural (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)72 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)36 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thural
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thural Naun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 **paddy and pulses**. About 18% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chalah · ■ Thural rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**12%

Tap water ****93%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**60%

Use banking services ****96%**

**97%

Television ****71%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 · ■ Thural rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1135

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**939

Working population ****68.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 65% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 99 (70%) · **■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 25 (18%)

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 Thural

- Bhatti Lohar Panga226 people
- Tamber220 people
- Dagera Khas218 people
- Andrauli214 people
- Phangehar207 people
- Nagan189 people
- Baloh168 people
- Tikkri161 people

[All 91 villages in Thural](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/thural/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalah?176107
- How far is Chalah from Dharmsala?72 km by road
- What is the population of Chalah?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalah in?Kangra district (Thural sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalah?78.5% (Census 2011)