Village · Padhar, Mandi
# Chaila

Chaila is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175001. The 2011 Census counted 164 people in 38 households, the 132nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.
- 164 people (2011)
- 38 households
- 74.6% literacy
- 175001 PIN code

## Chaila PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chaila is 175001. Chaila falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175001
- Community development block Drang
- Census village code 013165

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chaila from nearby towns?
- Padhar (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chaila?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Doonm
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Padhar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Chaila known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 27% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chaila

Of every 100 households in Chaila in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaila · ■ Padhar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 96%
- Toilet within the home 95% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 5% 24%
- Tap water 100% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 97% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 89%
- Use banking services 97% 94%
- Television 76% 56%
- Mobile phone 87% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 3% 18%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chaila?

■ Chaila · ■ Padhar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 74.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 977
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 937
- Working population 62.8% 69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 59% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (7%) · ■ Other work 32 (31%) · ■ Marginal 64 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Padhar
- Chelang 165 people
- Dhundha 165 people
- Ropa 165 people
- Ropa-II 165 people
- Draggar 162 people
- Swar 162 people
- Mandra 161 people
- Bhatwari 160 people

All 232 villages in Padhar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chaila? 175001
- How far is Chaila from Mandi? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Chaila? 164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaila in? Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaila? 74.6% (Census 2011)

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