# Chamor Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chamor

Chamor is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **43 people in 8 households**, the 155th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 43people (2011)
- 8households
- 75.0%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Chamor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamor is 172027.** Chamor falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023814

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

## How far is Chamor from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)109 km by road
- Narkanda (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 Chamor?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chamor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banahar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Chamor known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 17% of the 93 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 Chamor

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

■ Chamor · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**60%

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

**72%

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

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****100%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chamor?

■ Chamor · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**935

Working population ****60.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 55% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 4 (15%) · **■** Marginal 22 (85%)

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

- Nahana57 people
- Chekul54 people
- Nanjha54 people
- D.P.F. Nagkelo51 people
- Balinda41 people
- Kehri33 people
- Charonta31 people
- Nagali29 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamor?172027
- How far is Chamor from Shimla?109 km by road
- What is the population of Chamor?43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamor in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamor?75.0% (Census 2011)