Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Chabahan

Chabahan is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 256 people in 53 households, the 67th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 256 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 83.7% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Chabahan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chabahan is 173001. Chabahan falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023191

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chabahan from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 7 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chabahan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nahan
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chabahan known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 17% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chabahan

Of every 100 households in Chabahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chabahan · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 82% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 36%
- Tap water 100% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 65%
- Use banking services 94% 81%
- Television 51% 62%
- Mobile phone 74% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 6%
- None of these assets 16% 13%
- Own their home 100% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chabahan?

■ Chabahan · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.7% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1098 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 902
- Working population 30.5% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 78.6% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (4%) · ■ Household industry 4 (5%) · ■ Other work 51 (65%) · ■ Marginal 15 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Rahor 272 people
- Sen Ki Ser 271 people
- Talon 265 people
- Jhajar 264 people
- Andheri 254 people
- Ladhu 246 people
- Churan 245 people
- Bhogpur-Sibalwala 243 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chabahan? 173001
- How far is Chabahan from Nahan? 7 km by road
- What is the population of Chabahan? 256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chabahan in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chabahan? 83.7% (Census 2011)

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