# Chhamb Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Chhamb

Chhamb is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 31 households**, the 161st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 114people (2011)
- 31households
- 82.1%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Chhamb PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013322

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

## How far is Chhamb from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)94 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)40 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 Chhamb?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Langna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Chhamb known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and barley**. About 44% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Chhamb

Of every 100 households in Chhamb in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhamb · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**66%

Use banking services ****87%**

**95%

Television ****61%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Chhamb?

■ Chhamb · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1426**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****69.3%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 70% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (20%) · **■** Marginal 57 (72%)

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

- Tikkar125 people
- Darkoti124 people
- Bhajera117 people
- Bagsehra114 people
- Ganetar112 people
- Badan111 people
- Charonj111 people
- Bahi108 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhamb?176120
- How far is Chhamb from Mandi?94 km by road
- What is the population of Chhamb?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhamb in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhamb?82.1% (Census 2011)