# Chiral Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Chiral

Chiral is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 54 households**, the 40th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 302people (2011)
- 54households
- 66.4%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## Chiral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiral is 175038.** Chiral falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code015582

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

## How far is Chiral from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)45 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 Chiral?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chiral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Seri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Chiral known for?

The main crops are **ginger, barley and paddy**. About 11% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chiral

Of every 100 households in Chiral in 2011, 94 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiral · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**70%

Television ****33%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chiral?

■ Chiral · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**964

Working population ****58.3%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 55% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (34%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (63%)

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 Nihri

- Jachh326 people
- Sarcha325 people
- D.P.F.Bhun313 people
- Shalog312 people
- Barnog300 people
- Maraihra300 people
- Kumaru291 people
- Bhalan289 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiral?175038
- How far is Chiral from Mandi?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chiral?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiral in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiral?66.4% (Census 2011)