# Saki Charang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Saki Charang

Saki Charang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 79 households**, the 33rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 293people (2011)
- 79households
- 96.3%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Saki Charang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027156

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

## How far is Saki Charang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)46 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)55 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 Saki Charang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Saki Charang known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and ogla**. About 14% of the 102 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 Saki Charang

Of every 100 households in Saki Charang in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saki Charang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**40%

Tap water ****46%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**39%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****63%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**11%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Saki Charang?

■ Saki Charang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**941

Working population ****62.1%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 94.8% for women. 58% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 173 (95%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%)

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

- Gramang393 people
- Nathpa356 people
- Chaura355 people
- Yashang296 people
- Nanaspo261 people
- Karaba260 people
- Tranda249 people
- Runang Nichla231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saki Charang?172115
- How far is Saki Charang from Reckong Peo?46 km by road
- What is the population of Saki Charang?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saki Charang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saki Charang?96.3% (Census 2011)