# Kachrang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Kachrang

Kachrang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 46 households**, the 47th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 160people (2011)
- 46households
- 84.4%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Kachrang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027105

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

## How far is Kachrang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)58 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 Kachrang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kachrang known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and pulses**. About 3% of the 254 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 Kachrang

Of every 100 households in Kachrang in 2011, 91 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachrang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****66%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**11%

None of these assets ****18%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kachrang?

■ Kachrang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**79.6%

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

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**941

Working population ****61.9%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 74.6% for women. 70% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (47%) · **■** Other work 50 (51%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Kandar186 people
- Huri185 people
- Ponda172 people
- Homte160 people
- Gharshu155 people
- Solding155 people
- Burcha151 people
- Burang150 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachrang?172115
- How far is Kachrang from Reckong Peo?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kachrang?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachrang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachrang?84.4% (Census 2011)