# Chhota Kamba Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/chhota-kamba/ Village · Nichar, Kinnaur # Chhota Kamba Chhota Kamba is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171511**. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 107 households**, the 27th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 401people (2011) - 107households - 77.6%literacy - 171511PIN code ## Chhota Kamba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhota Kamba is 171511.** Chhota Kamba falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171511 - Community development blockNichar - Census village code027097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhota Kamba from nearby towns? - Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)78 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)64 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 Chhota Kamba? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chhota Kamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nigulshari - ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Chhota Kamba known for? The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 8% of the 385 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 Chhota Kamba Of every 100 households in Chhota Kamba in 2011, 90 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Chhota Kamba · ■ Nichar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****41%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **40% Tap water ****92%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **39% Use banking services ****93%** **90% Television ****61%** **59% Mobile phone ****81%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****16%** **9% Own their home ****85%** **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 Chhota Kamba? ■ Chhota Kamba · ■ Nichar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **790 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **941 Working population ****61.1%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (28%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 - Yulla Khas429 people - Ramni Khas427 people - Garade414 people - Jani414 people - Shango396 people - Gramang393 people - Nathpa356 people - Chaura355 people [All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhota Kamba?171511 - How far is Chhota Kamba from Reckong Peo?78 km by road - What is the population of Chhota Kamba?401 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhota Kamba in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chhota Kamba?77.6% (Census 2011)