Village · Nichar, Kinnaur # Rock Charang Rock Charang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172115. The 2011 Census counted 56 people in 16 households, the 68th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 56 people (2011) - 16 households - 80.4% literacy - 172115 PIN code ## Rock Charang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rock Charang is 172115. Rock Charang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172115 - Community development block Nichar - Census village code 027104 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rock Charang from nearby towns? - Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ) 50 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 61 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rock Charang? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Rock Charang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhawanagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Rock Charang known for? The main crops are apple, wheat and pulses. About 2% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rock Charang Of every 100 households in Rock Charang in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rock Charang · ■ Nichar rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 88% - Toilet within the home 12% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 40% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 0% 62% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 50% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 39% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 56% 59% - Mobile phone 56% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 11% - None of these assets 25% 9% - Own their home 88% 69% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rock Charang? ■ Rock Charang · ■ Nichar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 79.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1240 790 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 941 - Working population 53.6% 64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (60%) · ■ Other work 10 (33%) · ■ Marginal 2 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nichar - Karape 73 people - Surcho 73 people - Linge 71 people - Rall Santhang 57 people - Agade 54 people - Punaspa 50 people - Kangarang 40 people - Pashpa 29 people All 188 villages in Nichar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rock Charang? 172115 - How far is Rock Charang from Reckong Peo? 50 km by road - What is the population of Rock Charang? 56 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rock Charang in? Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rock Charang? 80.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/rock-charang/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.