Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur # D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172107. The 2011 Census counted 22 people in 12 households, the 31st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 22 people (2011) - 12 households - 90.5% literacy - 172107 PIN code ## D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 is 172107. D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172107 - Community development block Kalpa - Census village code 027050 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 from nearby towns? - Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ) 8 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 118 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242? 2 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kalpa - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kalpa - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Regkong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Regkong Peo - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - 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 D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 known for? The main crops are ogla, phaphra and peas. About 9% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 · ■ Kalpa rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 96% - Toilet within the home 92% 79% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 20% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 92% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 92% 66% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 22% - Use banking services 92% 87% - Television 85% 72% - Mobile phone 100% 88% - Computer with internet 15% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 19% - None of these assets 0% 4% - Own their home 0% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242? ■ D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 · ■ Kalpa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.5% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 467 859 - Working population 95.5% 61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 85.7% for women. 93% of men and 100% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 13 (62%) · ■ Marginal 8 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalpa - Maki Mrang 190 people - Talangcho 159 people - Dakhaye 85 people - Rawa 61 people - Gonang 18 people - Goli 13 people - Kastyo 9 people - Boktu 7 people All 84 villages in Kalpa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242? 172107 - How far is D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 from Reckong Peo? 8 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242? 22 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242 in? Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Chini Awal C-242? 90.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/d-p-f-chini-awal-c-242/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.