# Chakurtha Village, Sainj, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sainj, Kullu 

# Chakurtha

Chakurtha is a village in Sainj sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175134**. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 279 households**, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,443people (2011)
- 279households
- 79.0%literacy
- 175134PIN code

## Chakurtha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chakurtha is 175134.** Chakurtha falls in Sainj sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175134
- Community development blockBanjar
- Census village code012901

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

## How far is Chakurtha from nearby towns?

- Sainj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)50 km by road
- Banjar (nearest town)15 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 Chakurtha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chakurtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Racholi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 Chakurtha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and garlic**. About 63% of the 329 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 Chakurtha

Of every 100 households in Chakurtha in 2011, 86 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakurtha · ■ Sainj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**44%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****88%**

**91%

Television ****57%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****21%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Chakurtha?

■ Chakurtha · ■ Sainj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**949

Working population ****66.0%**

**67.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 69% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 460 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 393 (41%)

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 Sainj

- Rote-I2,184 people
- Dusharh2,005 people
- Sachen1,994 people
- Kanon1,602 people
- Manyashi1,257 people
- Shangarh1,064 people
- Gara Parli1,025 people
- Bhalan-II1,012 people

[All 14 villages in Sainj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/sainj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakurtha?175134
- How far is Chakurtha from Kullu?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chakurtha?1,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakurtha in?Kullu district (Sainj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakurtha?79.0% (Census 2011)
