# Chalan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chalan

Chalan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 52 households**, the 60th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 250people (2011)
- 52households
- 86.1%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Chalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalan is 172030.** Chalan falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023858

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

## How far is Chalan from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Chalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Chalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 14% of the 122 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 Chalan

Of every 100 households in Chalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chalan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**26%

Use banking services ****77%**

**87%

Television ****72%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**9%

None of these assets ****19%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

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 Chalan?

■ Chalan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**935

Working population ****65.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 79.8% for women. 62% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 147 (90%) · **■** Other work 16 (10%)

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 Kumharsain

- Phirnu262 people
- Bargal258 people
- Shamthla258 people
- Nahal252 people
- Jar246 people
- Kepu245 people
- Shela245 people
- Bhuna242 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalan?172030
- How far is Chalan from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Chalan?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalan?86.1% (Census 2011)