# Cholling Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Cholling

Cholling is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172104**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 118 households**, the 17th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 514people (2011)
- 118households
- 79.7%literacy
- 172104PIN code

## Cholling PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cholling is 172104.** Cholling falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172104
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027245

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

## How far is Cholling from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)80 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 Cholling?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Cholling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Kutano
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Cholling known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and barley**. About 8% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Cholling

Of every 100 households in Cholling in 2011, 82 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Cholling · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**40%

Tap water ****71%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**39%

Use banking services ****67%**

**90%

Television ****24%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**11%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****33%**

**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 Cholling?

■ Cholling · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****558**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1421**

**941

Working population ****72.4%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 64.3% for women. 82% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 101 (27%) · **■** Other work 224 (60%) · **■** Marginal 47 (13%)

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

- Change584 people
- Majhgaon584 people
- Bara Kamba564 people
- Kashpo523 people
- Kutano507 people
- Urni Khas500 people
- Nigani472 people
- Meeru Khas471 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cholling?172104
- How far is Cholling from Reckong Peo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Cholling?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cholling in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Cholling?79.7% (Census 2011)