# Change Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Change

Change is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 154 households**, the 13th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 584people (2011)
- 154households
- 66.1%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Change PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Change is 172115.** Change falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027163

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

## How far is Change from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)68 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Change?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Change; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nichar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Change known for?

The main crops are **pulses and ogla**. About 36% of the 85 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 Change

Of every 100 households in Change in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Change · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**88%

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

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**39%

Use banking services ****91%**

**90%

Television ****82%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**9%

Own their home ****89%**

**69%

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 Change?

■ Change · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**941

Working population ****68.7%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 55.5% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 315 (79%) · **■** Other work 77 (19%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Nichar

- Nigul Sari784 people
- Katgaon704 people
- Puje608 people
- Kangosh595 people
- Majhgaon584 people
- Bara Kamba564 people
- Kashpo523 people
- Cholling514 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Change?172115
- How far is Change from Reckong Peo?68 km by road
- What is the population of Change?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Change in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Change?66.1% (Census 2011)