Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti # Chamling Chamling is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172117. The 2011 Census counted 15 people in 5 households, the 63rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 15 people (2011) - 5 households - 81.8% literacy - 172117 PIN code ## Chamling PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chamling is 172117. Chamling falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172117 - Community development block Spiti - Census village code 012574 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chamling from nearby towns? - Kaza (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 250 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 280 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chamling? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Chamling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Teling - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sagnam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rekong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Chamling known for? The main crops are green peas, barley and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chamling Of every 100 households in Chamling in 2011, 0 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chamling · ■ Spiti rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 66% - Toilet within the home 40% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 60% 17% - Tap water 100% 81% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 73% - Use banking services 0% 91% - Television 0% 67% - Mobile phone 0% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 10% - None of these assets 100% 17% - Own their home 100% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chamling? ■ Chamling · ■ Spiti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 79.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 6500 862 - Working population 60.0% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 100% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (44%) · ■ Marginal 5 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Spiti - Kuang Khas 27 people - Gettey 26 people - Mikam 24 people - Phukchung 20 people - Chhidang 14 people - Qurith 14 people - Sanglung 14 people - Kong Kong 13 people All 231 villages in Spiti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamling? 172117 - How far is Chamling from Kyelang? 250 km by road - What is the population of Chamling? 15 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamling in? Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chamling? 81.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/chamling/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.