# Chareu Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur 

# Chareu

Chareu is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 53 households**, the 32nd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 467people (2011)
- 53households
- 71.6%literacy
- 173025PIN code

## Chareu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chareu is 173025.** Chareu falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173025
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023420

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

## How far is Chareu from nearby towns?

- Kamrau (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)105 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)63 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 Chareu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chareu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kafota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shilai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chareu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 34% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chareu

Of every 100 households in Chareu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chareu · ■ Kamrau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**62%

Tap water ****73%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**36%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****61%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Chareu?

■ Chareu · ■ Kamrau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**921

Working population ****26.3%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 56.0% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (19%) · **■** Marginal 99 (80%)

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 Kamrau

- Bhajhon531 people
- Adhog500 people
- Bhatrog495 people
- Kathwar481 people
- Chamola Kyar411 people
- Shikandon374 people
- Chitli348 people
- Sadiyar339 people

[All 45 villages in Kamrau](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chareu?173025
- How far is Chareu from Nahan?105 km by road
- What is the population of Chareu?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chareu in?Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chareu?71.6% (Census 2011)