# Chhokar Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Chhokar

Chhokar is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **25 people in 6 households**, the 91st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 25people (2011)
- 6households
- 82.6%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Chhokar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhokar is 175140.** Chhokar falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012415

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

## How far is Chhokar from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)39 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)81 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 Chhokar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chhokar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shurtang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chhokar known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 62% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chhokar

Of every 100 households in Chhokar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhokar · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**16%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**75%

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 Chhokar?

■ Chhokar · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**887

Working population ****72.0%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 81.8% for women. 83% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 17 (94%) · **■** Other work 1 (6%)

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 Lahul

- Telangbe29 people
- Khangsar28 people
- Khorpani27 people
- Sakar26 people
- Gumling24 people
- Topchiling24 people
- Baryo23 people
- Bha-Sumnam22 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhokar?175140
- How far is Chhokar from Kyelang?39 km by road
- What is the population of Chhokar?25 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhokar in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhokar?82.6% (Census 2011)