# Chalanair Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Chalanair

Chalanair is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 12 households**, the 190th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 50people (2011)
- 12households
- 91.3%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Chalanair PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalanair is 171202.** Chalanair falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026275

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

## How far is Chalanair from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)5 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 Chalanair?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chalanair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chalanair known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 65% of the 26 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 Chalanair

Of every 100 households in Chalanair in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Chalanair · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**36%

Use banking services ****67%**

**76%

Television ****83%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**79%

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 Chalanair?

■ Chalanair · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****34.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 68% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (35%) · **■** Other work 8 (47%) · **■** Marginal 3 (18%)

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 Kotkhai

- Gowalath53 people
- Up Muhal Pandrog52 people
- Sholwi51 people
- Up Muhal Nihari51 people
- Saintari50 people
- Kori49 people
- Jangal Rasalan47 people
- Up Mohal Rakab43 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalanair?171202
- How far is Chalanair from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chalanair?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalanair in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalanair?91.3% (Census 2011)