# Chamera Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/chamera/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Chamera Chamera is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 34 households**, the 101st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 151people (2011) - 34households - 79.1%literacy - 171202PIN code ## Chamera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chamera is 171202.** Chamera falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171202 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026183 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamera from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)64 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town)16 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 Chamera? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chamera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Chamera known for? The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 48% of the 60 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 Chamera Of every 100 households in Chamera in 2011, 79 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Chamera · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **42% Tap water ****95%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **36% Use banking services ****79%** **76% Television ****74%** **74% Mobile phone ****97%** **84% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****21%** **18% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****37%** **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 Chamera? ■ Chamera · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429** **918 Working population ****59.6%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 37 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (33%) · **■** Other work 21 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 - Thana159 people - Up Muhal Mangali155 people - Kith Kuftu154 people - Roni152 people - Dhali150 people - Reot148 people - Chewar146 people - Shewala146 people [All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamera?171202 - How far is Chamera from Shimla?64 km by road - What is the population of Chamera?151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamera in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chamera?79.1% (Census 2011)