# Chelang Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Chelang

Chelang is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 22 households**, the 168th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 106people (2011)
- 22households
- 85.4%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Chelang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chelang is 176120.** Chelang falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013276

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

## How far is Chelang from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)69 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)13 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 Chelang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Chelang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 15% of the 78 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 Chelang

Of every 100 households in Chelang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chelang · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****71%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chelang?

■ Chelang · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**909

Working population ****68.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 76.1% for women. 67% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 65 (89%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (8%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Charonj111 people
- Bahi108 people
- Chho107 people
- Kund107 people
- Jarl106 people
- Banaru Awal104 people
- Donthal104 people
- Karanjh96 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chelang?176120
- How far is Chelang from Mandi?69 km by road
- What is the population of Chelang?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chelang in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chelang?85.4% (Census 2011)