# Chhen Megal Village, Chachyot, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chachyot, Mandi 

# Chhen Megal

Chhen Megal is a village in Chachyot sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175039**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 25 households**, the 125th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 126people (2011)
- 25households
- 81.8%literacy
- 175039PIN code

## Chhen Megal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhen Megal is 175039.** Chhen Megal falls in Chachyot sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175039
- Community development blockGohar
- Census village code015472

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

## How far is Chhen Megal from nearby towns?

- Gohar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)50 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 Chhen Megal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chhen Megal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bassa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagshyar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Chhen Megal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and pea**. About 16% of the 129 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 Chhen Megal

Of every 100 households in Chhen Megal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhen Megal · ■ Chachyot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**51%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****44%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chhen Megal?

■ Chhen Megal · ■ Chachyot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1211**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**976

Working population ****57.9%**

**59.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.9% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 70 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%)

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 Chachyot

- Thunagala144 people
- D.P.F.Dharot141 people
- Seri138 people
- Deola136 people
- Rajot126 people
- Chawali125 people
- Bukhras124 people
- Chatruhan106 people

[All 209 villages in Chachyot](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/chachyot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhen Megal?175039
- How far is Chhen Megal from Mandi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chhen Megal?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhen Megal in?Mandi district (Chachyot sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhen Megal?81.8% (Census 2011)